Striker, Match
Production date
1895-1925
Description
A ceramic ball style match striker with an attached ashtray. " F. SILSON / HIGH ST / HAWERA " is etched on a white panel on the front of the tan coloured ball. The ashtray is brown. " Lovatt / Langley Mill / England / 13 " is stamped on the underside.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production date
1895-1925
Production place
Classification
Credit line
This
ceramic
match
striker,
which
looks
a
little
like
a
large
hollow
golf
ball
stuck
on
a
saucer,
was
imported
by
Frederick
Silson,
who
ran
an
earthenware,
glassware
and
chinaware
importing
business
in
Hāwera
from
the
late
1800s
to
the
early
1900s.
Those
wanting
to
light
a
match
needed
to
simply
pluck
one
from
the
central
storage
hollow,
strike
it
on
the
dimpled
surface
of
the
bulb,
and
then
place
the
used
match
in
the
tray.This
striker
was
made
by
the
Derbyshire
firm
of
Lovatt
and
Lovatt
which
produced
domestic,
industrial
and
art
pottery
at
the
middle
and
lower
end
of
the
price
range.
Surviving
examples
show
their
strikers
were
used
by
a
variety
of
firms
to
advertise
their
wares.
Accession number
PA2009.012
Collection type
Material
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