Safety Matches [Beehive]
Maker and role
Bryant and May, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2005.84.22
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Production period
Description
Box of safety matches. White box with red beehive logo on one side and Phillips advertisement on the reverse on the sides of the box are raised textures to strike the matches and light them. Inside box is removable that stores the matches.
Brief History
This box of matches was part of the contents of Cliff Tait's pencil case that he had for navigating during his round the world flight in 1969 using an Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) Airtourer single-engined aircraft. Cliff Tait carried out the flight to promote New Zealand and the NZ-built Airtourer to the world. Leaving Hamilton on 12 May 1969, he made the 30,500 mile (49,084 km) trip in 284 hours. Despite a range of challenges along the way, he returned safely to Hamilton on 1 August 1969. Tait made history as the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a New Zealand built aircraft, and probably the first in a single engine aircraft of this small size.
Marks
BRYANT & MAY / BEEHIVE / SAFETY MATCHES / CONTENTS 50 Logo
BEEHIVE / M.A.T.C.H.P.L.A.Y. / 8438EP / LEFT / MATCH 2 HAVLES TO ENTER / PHILLIPS/ MATCHES MADE IN SWEDEN / WARNING / KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN Label
BEEHIVE / M.A.T.C.H.P.L.A.Y. / 8438EP / LEFT / MATCH 2 HAVLES TO ENTER / PHILLIPS/ MATCHES MADE IN SWEDEN / WARNING / KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN Label
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Collection
Credit Line
Bryant and May. Safety Matches [Beehive], 2005.84.22. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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