Metal Matchbox Holder

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Penick Furniture Company Texline, Texas, active early 20th century

Dateca. 1920

Mediummetal

Dimensions6 × 3 × 2 3/4 in. (15.2 × 7.6 × 7 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase

Object numberPC1976.86.54

DescriptionThis match holder was produced by the Penick Furniture Company in the early 20th century. The Penick Furniture Company was a notable business in Texline, Texas near the turn of the century. The match holder is is all black, with heavy signs of distress and rust. Text on the front face reads "Everything for the Home / PENICK / FURNITURE / COMPANY / FURNITURE, HARDWARE / & UNDERTAKING / CUT FLOWERS & BULBS / TEXLINE, TEXAS." This object highlights the cultural and economic demographics of the American Southwest in the early 20th century.

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