File:Fishing motif Matchsafe, patented 1871 (CH 18503435).jpg
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English: Fishing motif Matchsafe, patented 1871
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English: Fishing motif Matchsafe, patented 1871 |
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English: Oblong, curved sides and corners; one side featuring incised and inlaid decoration of trout leaping out of water, situated horizontally on box body, its back a dark, oxidized color, its underside brass, fins and eyes copper, stalk-like vegetation on right, some vegetation on left, fishing line with fly attached suspended in air on upper left; reverse features fisherman, situated vertically on box, with fishing rod line caught in seat of his pants, he wears dark, oxidized jacket and shoes, brass colored hat and shirt, copper colored pants, grassy bank brass color, with brass tipped cattails on right and left. Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom. |
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| Date | patented 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | silver, brass, copper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 6.4 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm (2 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in. ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1980-14-488 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | PAT. JAN.3.71 stamped on bezel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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