#matchsafe

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#NationalAlligatorDay 🐊:

“Old City Gates, St. Augustine, Fla." Matchsafe, c.1910

Manufactured by Watson Co., USA

Brass; 4 x 6.3 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 3/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt 1980-14-1369

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Silver matchsafe in the shape of a dog wearing a feathered hat and ruffled collar, British, ca. 1880-1900. 

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[lionfloss]

Silver Plated and Enameled Bat Matchsafe

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Wood Mosaic Matchsafe (United Kingdom, 1900–1920).

Stained wood, sandpaper.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Catalog Photo.

Wikimedia.

[awkward-angels]

🌙🔥 Victorian Vesta Case Match Safe - Match Box //\\ Sterling Silver //\\ Goddess - Woman \\// 1890s - 1900s🔥💫

🕊270🕊

It’s a collectible. Real sterling silver. And very rare to find this design.

You can still swipe matches on the bottom.

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▪︎Matchsafe.

Manufacturer: Theodore B. Starr

Date: 1905–15 

Medium: Gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies.

[arthistoryanimalia]

Happy #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake 🌕🐍

Coiled Rattlesnake Matchsafe, c.1890

Manufactured by William B. Kerr & Company, USA

Silver; 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm (2 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 9/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt 1978-146-123