Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe 1893
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Title
Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe 1893
Description
This is a matchbox made of plated tin with an image of the Agricultural building of the Chicago World's Fair from 1893 on the front. It is curved on the one side where it reads "Wax Vestas Made in England" . A vesta is a smaller, English version of a match. It is made with waxed string on the top instead of wood.
Maddie Arnold-Scerbo
Maddie Arnold-Scerbo
Creator
Huntley, Boorne, & Stevens
Source
http://cprhw.tt/o/2CZA8/
Publisher
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department, Smithsonian Institution
Date
1893
Identifier
Accession Number 1982-23-3
Object ID 18534255
Object ID 18534255
Files
Citation
Huntley, Boorne, & Stevens, “Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe 1893,” Materiality and Spectacle 2015, accessed November 27, 2025, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality-and-spectacle-2015/items/show/46.