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Match box lid
A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8. A match box lid obtained from the Inuit by the Hall Search Expedition 1864-9. The name of the maker 'J. HYNAM FINSBURY LONDON' stamped on the lid. Hynams was at 7 Princes Square, Wilson Street, Finsbury between 1841-1876. They were one of the first matchmakers to sell matches in their own metal boxes marked with the maker's name.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2235.1 |
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| Type: | Match box lid |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hynam, J. |
| Date made: | 1841-1845; 1841-45 circa 1845 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 73 mm x 42 mm |
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Match box
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