Matchbox Cover
date: label: date made
content: 1926-1961
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A tin matchbox cover with a printed celluloid covering. The front has the New Zealand emblem or coat of arms. The back has images of the flags of some Commonwealth nations (Canada, India, Union Jack, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia), with the slogan "There'll always be an England" underneath. "There'll Always Be an England" was a popular patriotic song in Britain during WWII. One side has an image of a Maori fertility god and the phrase "Kia Ora," which is used in the same way as "G'day" or "Hi."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United Kingdom: England
topic: label: Subject
content: Propaganda
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
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content: Celluloid
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0098.1610
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0098.1610
label: accession number
content: 2006.0098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: match box cover
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellulose nitrate (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm; 1 9/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 in; 4.1275 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.54 cm