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Match case presented to Captain Williams by the crew of Barque SKIDDAM
Match case presented to Captain Williams by the crew of Barque SKIDDAM

Match case presented to Captain Williams by the crew of Barque SKIDDAM

DateJuly 1864
Object number00049073
NameMatch Box
MediumMetal, leather, wood
DimensionsOverall: 62 x 36 x 18 mm, 30 g
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionAn oval metal and leather case for matches (three unlit matches inside) presented by the crew of the barque SKIDDAM to Captain Williams as a token of their esteem in July, 1864. Part of a set with smoking pipe 00049071 and its case 00049072.HistoryHerbert Edward (Bert) Young assembled a collection of maritime objects, books, papers, images and ephemera, and established Young's Maritime Museum from his home in Forestville, a suburb of Sydney, in the late 1960s. This private museum was short-lived and in 1972, Young presented his collection to the Department of Shipping and Transport to hold for incorporation into a future national maritime museum. The collection was transferred to the ANMM in1987.