Match box

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A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A match box obtained from the Inuit by the Hall Search Expedition 1864-69. A lacquered tin box, soldered with a hinged lid. The name of the maker 'J. HYNAM FINSBURY LONDON' stamped on the lid. Hynams was at 7 Princes Square, Wilson Street, Finsbury between 1841-76. They were one of the first matchmakers to sell matches in their own metal boxes marked with the maker's name. It is said to have been obtained from the Inuit at Shepherd Bay 17 May 1869. A note inside the box reads 'Mr Hall told us the Esquimaux who gave him this box said that when found it was sewn up in cloth & that within was a paper.'

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Object Details

ID:	AAA2235
Collection:	Polar Equipment and Relics
Type:	Match box
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Hynam, J.
Events:	Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Hall, 1864-1869
Date made:	1841-1845; 1841-45 circa 1845
People:	Hall, Charles Francis
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements:	Overall: 25 x 73 x 42 mm
Parts:	Match box Match box lid (AAA2235.1) Match box base (AAA2235.2)