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Museum purchase, 1995.72.2.3 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Firelighter Kits
Museum purchase, 1995.72.2.3 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Firelighter Kits

MakerMade by The American Thermos Bottle Co. American
Dateabout 1959
MediumCardboard, metal, asbestos, wax
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (14 x 13.3 x 23.5cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Description[Retail display box for Thermos brand "Fireliters" with nine individually marked boxes inside. Each individual box contains two sets of six disks, metal brindge, wick, cup, and asbestos wick. The boxes are red, yellow, black, and white.]
Object number1995.72.2.1-.11
MarkingsPrinting on box partially reads: "THERMOS T.M. / FIRELITER / FOR OUTDOOR OR INDOOR USE" ; "SAFE / ODERLESS / GREASELESS / SMOKELESS / 12 DISKS START 12 FIRES 49¢"
On View
Not on view
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kugelman, 2012.324.4 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Thermos
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
1960s
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.18 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Thermos
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
1962
Gift of Elizabeth Blakelock, 2014.17.0 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Insulated Pitcher
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
mid 20th-late 20th century
Gift of David C. Amerling, 2024.63.1a-e, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, …
Thermos Model No. 65
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
c. 1945-1955
Gift of David C. Amerling, 2024.63.4a-c, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, …
Tilting Carafe
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
c. 1910-1940
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1995.46.0a-b, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History c…
Hair Dryer
A. C. Gilbert Co.
c. 1923
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Box
Sperlari
after 1950
Museum purchase, 1999.81.0 Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. © 2014 The Connecticut Historical So…
Vacuum Bottle
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
about 1930s
Image Not Available for Vacuum Bottle
Vacuum Bottle
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
about 1930s
First Aid Kit
First Aid Kit
Reliance Fire Equipment
probably 1940-1950
Gift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III, 2016.100.82-.83 © 2016 The Connec…
Pill Boxes
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Image Not Available for South End Bank and Trust, Hartford
South End Bank and Trust, Hartford
John J. McMahon
1949-1953
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