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Box of 76 Matchboxes of Wax Vestas, by Palmer, London

Inventory Number 15184


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.15184

Item type
Object
Makers
Palmer
Dimensions
Height: 250mm Width: 170mm Depth: 75mm Weight: 609g
Inventory No
15184
Accession Number
1968-412

Description

A wooden box containing matchboxes and matches.

There is a set of 75 Palmer's Wax Vesta matchboxes with their wax matches.

A Bryant & May Puck Match matchbox without matches.

A set of 24 loose matches in a piece of paper.

The wooden box has a lid which is removable. Inside, there is a blue and white Palmer's makers label pasted to the lid.