1908 London Underground Map Match Box Holder
Maker unknown. Coated Lithograph applied to steel. Produced for King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford and shows a Marie Verdier rose on the reverse.
The early unified map on this match box holder dates to around 1908 and is one of the earliest examples of using the London Underground map on a souvenir. The design and line colour scheme of map matches those created by GW Bacon for their postcard series.
Maker unknown. Coated Lithograph applied to steel. Produced for King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford and shows a Marie Verdier rose on the reverse.
The early unified map on this match box holder dates to around 1908 and is one of the earliest examples of using the London Underground map on a souvenir. The design and line colour scheme of map matches those created by GW Bacon for their postcard series.
Maker unknown. Coated Lithograph applied to steel. Produced for King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford and shows a Marie Verdier rose on the reverse.
The early unified map on this match box holder dates to around 1908 and is one of the earliest examples of using the London Underground map on a souvenir. The design and line colour scheme of map matches those created by GW Bacon for their postcard series.