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1904

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1980

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2015

2025

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Matchsafe

This is a Matchsafe. It is dated 1904 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 6.1 x 3 x 1.8 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

"F.E.K."

Cite this object as

Matchsafe; silver; Overall: 6.1 x 3 x 1.8 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.); Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener; 1980-14-208

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