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The boardroom of the Swedish Match Company postcard

1928-1931
 Collection
Identifier: 1992-253

Abstract

The Swedish Match Company manufactures and distributes snus, moist snuff, cigars, chewing tobacco, matches and lighters. This is a postcard with a photograph of a fireplace in the boardroom of the Swedish Match Company, Stockholm.

Dates

  • 1928-1931

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

General Physical Description

1 print (postcard) : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.

Historical Note

The Swedish Match Company manufactures and distributes snus, moist snuff, cigars, chewing tobacco, matches and lighters. In 1992, two companies Svenska Tändsticks Aktiebolaget and Svenska Tobaksmonopolet merged to form the Swedish Match Company. Svenska Tobaksmonopolet was a state owned tobacco producer formed in 1915 and Svenska Tändsticks Aktiebolaget manufactured matches, founded by Ivar Kreuger (1880-1932) in 1917.

Scope and Content

This is a postcard with a photograph of a fireplace in the boardroom of the Swedish Match Company, Stockholm, with a signed message by Ivar Tengbom, the architect of the Swedish Match Company. The building pictured is Svenska Tändsticks Aktiebolaget.

Location

GL Box 2.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Related Material

The Swedish Match Company's head office, Stockholm, can be found in Public Collections Department, Hagley Museum and Library.

Language of Materials

English


Additional Information

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
The boardroom of the Swedish Match Company postcard
Status:
Date:
2014
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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