Object Record
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Object Name |
Matchbox |
Year Range from |
1916 |
Year Range to |
1919 |
Description |
Matchbox, housed within a metal matchbox clip with the town crest of Ypres, France, in a different metal applied on one side. Matchbox is Bryant & May's "Brymay" brand. Some corrosion present, crest is worn. |
People |
Rhodes, Robert Alfred Cecil |
Subjects |
Smoking Matches Boxes Coats of arms Shields World War I Military mobilizations Military personnel Battlefields |
Provenance |
Presumably a souvenir from the site of the famous First World War battleground Found with other items in this accession, all related to RAC Rhodes. Located in a shed that had been used as a chicken coop when the donor was clearing her parents' property at Wainui on Cemetery Road. The donor's parents, Shirley and Clive Butler had no relationship to Rhodes. It is unknown how these the collection came to be in the shed. Rhodes served in the First World War from 1916-1919. His address on his military record was Duvauchelle and his father was at Benoit Street, Akaroa. |
Catalog Number |
2024.7.16 |
Credit line |
Gift of Tania Pring |