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English: "Scribner's Magazine" Matchsafe, 1891   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Made by Gorham Manufacturing Company
Title
English: "Scribner's Magazine" Matchsafe, 1891
Description
English: Rectangular, with beige and black enameled front resembling the cover of a January issue of Scribner's Magazine. The right long side has incised, vertical lines intended to resemble pages. Reverse is undecorated except for the inscription "W.W. Hallock." Lid hinged on left. Striker of incised hatch marks on bottom. Sterling 2867
Date 1891
date QS:P571,+1891-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium silver, enamel
Dimensions 5.3 x 3.8 x .9 cm (2 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. )
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
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Product Design and Decorative Arts
Accession number
1978-146-28
Credit line Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
Inscriptions Lion passant, an anchor, upper case gothic "G", STERLING, the number 2867 impressed in a rectangle, and a date mark lion's head (1891) are all stamped on underside of lid. Inside, stamped on the bottom is the number 208.
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  • Type: Matchsafe
  • Inscribed: Inscribed on back: W.W. Hallock
  • Country: United States
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