Functional object - Match box, South African Marine Corpn Lines, Unknown

Historical information

This match book was evidently a memento of a trip to South Africa.

Significance

An example of how little objects could remind seafarers of the places they had visited.

Physical description

Small matchbox printed in orange, white and blue.

Inscriptions & markings

Labelled: South African Marine Corpn Lines. Regular sailings between South Africa and America.

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