Collection:
Round Oak
Description:
Match safe, metal with hinged lid, with advertising for Round Oak Stove Company, c. 1902; metal with celludoid covered paper inserts for front and backside with advertising—— one side has Chief Doe—Wah—Jack and company information, "Round Oak Stoves, Ranges & Furnaces/ Made by Estate of P.D. Beckwith Dowagiac, Mich.", other side has image of a D model Round Oak stove with c. 1902 urn on top; match "striker" on bottom; date is from Round Oak collector Bill Krohne, who says he has seen a letter with reference to matchsafe dating to 1902
Date:
1902, c.
Notes:
Bought from Ms. Connie Yore of St. Joseph, an antiques dealer. She purchased the item for $50 and offered it to sale to the Museum for $100 through her daughter, Megan Yore Norby, former SMC employee and friend of curator Steven Arseneau. Museum purchased the item for the offered price through its curatorial supplies budget.
Object ID:
2004—0004.0004
Object Name:
Safe, Match
Search Terms:
Round Oak