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PMB-007 Continental Matches/Edwin Gould
 

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IMSA #: PMB-007

Estimated Date: 1899

Country of Origin: USA

Manufacturer: Tiffany & Co., New York, NY

Catalog No.: T9368, 9251000

Material: Sterling

Markings: Bezel marked "Sterling", "T9368, 9251000" and Tiffany mark

Patent/Design No.: No

Patent/Design Date: No

Size (Inches): 2.34 x 1.60

Reverse: Edwin Gould, see photo.

Description and Comments: Continental Matches motif. Ridged striker on bottom. Edwin Gould founded Continental Matches in 1894. The company was merged with Diamond Match in 1899.

Submitted By: From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.
 



 
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