Matches
Kings County Museum of New Brunswick
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| Nom de l'objet : | Matches |
| Type de l'objet : | Flewwelling |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Furnishings |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Temperature Control Device |
| Matériaux : | Wood |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1968.180 |
| Description : | Matches - Flewwelling - box, one half full of wooden card matches, no chemical on ends. Box unmarked. Size: box - Length: 25.5 cm. Width: 5 cm. Height: 5 cm. Match card - 4.25 cm X 5 cm. |
| Commentaires : | Matches made by the G. and G. Flewwelling Manufacturing Company, Hampton, Kings County, New Brunswick, 1862 -1916. The matches were known as 'penny stinkers' because of the pungent odor of their chemical composition - a mixture of sulphur and white phosphorus. The matches were produced until 1914 when Canada introduced the "White Phosphorus Match Act" banning the use of white phosphorus. G. & G. Flewwelling tried other chemical compositions but could not find a suitable replacement for their formula and ceased match production in 1914. The company continued to produce boxes and cut lumber at their industrial complex but the loss of the match business and economic forces caused by World War I led the company to close its doors in 1918. |
| Hauteur : | 5 |
| Largeur : | 5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Hampton |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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