Matchbook Holder
date: label: date made
content: ca 1918
label: Date made
content: 1917 or 1918
label: Date made
content: DELETE
label: inscribed date
content: 1918-01-24
label: patent date
content: 1917-11-29
notes: label: Description
content: Slim, wedge-shaped, rounded-end rectangular case with snap-closure, hinged cover featuring horizontal, engine-turned ribbed bands and a rectangular reserve at bottom left engraved "R.H.K."; plain back is engraved "JAN. 24-18" in italic block letters. Folded tabs inside back at sides and bottom hold matchbook in place. Gold-washed interior. Inside cover is struck incuse at top left "TIFFANY & CO.", while inside back is struck along bottom "A.R.T.MFG.CO" above "STERLING" and "RE. PAT. NOV.29. 1917" above "4380" with a series of letters scratched between them.
label: Description
content: Maker is A.R.T. Mfg. Co. of New York, NY. Firm made pieces for the retail trade, including Tiffany, Gorham and others; nothing further known, needs further research. Patent not found.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place sold
content: United States: New York, New York City
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
label: See more items in
content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lucinda de Leftwich Templin, Ph.D., in memory of Ella Rice Templin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.2123
label: catalog number
content: 60.2123
label: accession number
content: 200122
objectType: label: Object Name
content: holder, matchbook
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (interior wash material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; .9525 cm x 5.715 cm x 4.445 cm