Match stick holder

[crazydigger]

This is pretty old but I can't find anything like it on the Web. The matches are still in as you can see. An feedback on age would be great.

HH

Crazydigger

 

[tennessee digger]

I really can't help much but we call them match safes. Tennessee digger

 

[jcobb]

Now that's a smokin find!

 

[Jeff H]

Nice matchsafe! I found one similar, also containing the match sticks. All I can tell you they were very popular in the late 1800's into early 1900's. Check out this link:

A BRIEF HISTORY OF GORHAM MATCH SAFES - MATCH SAFE STUDY - A website maintained by Neil Shapiro to evaluate, study, appraise and enjoy match safes