Matchbox [Peter Stuyvesant / Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race]

Object detail

Accession number

2016.167.49

Maker

Bryant and May's Safety Matches
British American Tobacco

Description

Matchbook. Cardboard. Box with sliding draw. Front: depicts Peter Stuyversant cigarette packet on blue background with “THE WORLD’S / FASTEST GROWNING / EXTRA MILD”; Back: Depicts the yacht, Ceramco, New Zealand entry in the Whitbread Yacht Race, 1981, on white background with “WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD / YACHT RACE, 1981”. Side: has slogan “THE INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT / TO SMOKING PLEASURE / BRYMAY / (NZ) LTD”. No matches.

Marks

where ever / you are / call for a / LONG LEOPARD Printed
THE WORLD’S / FASTEST GROWNING / EXTRA MILD Printed
WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD / YACHT RACE, 1981 Printed
THE INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT / TO SMOKING PLEASURE / BRYMAY / (NZ) LTD Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper/Cardboard

Credit Line

Bryant and May's Safety Matches et al. Matchbox [Peter Stuyvesant / Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race], 2016.167.49. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Matchbox Furnishings Temperature Control Equipment Firemaking Equipment

Production place

New Zealand

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Rectangle Packaging and labeling Font Packing materials Carton Material property Box Electric blue Liquid Shipping box

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