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Accession # |
2007.28.1 |
Item Name |
Holder, Match |
Description |
Brass-plated cast metal matchstick or toothpick holder dated to 1903. It is in the shape of a man's head surrounded by a horseshoe. There is no top to the man's head. This is where the matchsticks were placed. In raised letters on the back of the horseshoe is "A Merry Xmas 1903 From George." |
Date |
1903 EQUALS |
Provenance |
The holder was made by George Maud, owner of Superior Barn Ltd. in Fergus, where farm and kitchen equipment were made. According to the donor, it was given to the Templin family by George Maud. When the donor's husband, Peter Templin, was growing up, it held toothpicks. His father Hugh Templin told him the face represented the Pope. The pope in 1903 was Pius X. |
Person \ Organization |
Superior Barn Equipment Company Limited Maude, George Templin, J. C. (Mr.) |
Place |
Fergus |
Year Range from |
1903 |
Year Range to |
1903 |