Match Safe "Vestibule"

c. 1940

Julius Bellamy

Associated Names
Julius Bellamy

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1895 - 1962

This is a photograph of an advertisement for a match safe named "The Vestibule." The image displays two identical illustrations of a match safe device, with a hand holding one from the side. Below these illustrations is a tray containing multiple matches, with another hand depicted pouring out the matches. The text describes the match safe's functionality and features, highlighting its design to store matches and hold burnt match stubs, along with ease of use and durability. The advertisement claims the match safe to be large, roomy, and made of iron, ensuring a long-lasting utility patented on April 10, 1889.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photograph

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" long; 1 15/16" deep; 2 15/16" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12655


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 485, no. 1725.

Wikidata ID

Q64591716

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