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	Match Safes
	Match safes were designed to be carried in the pocket. Early matches were made with phosphorus and could ignite unexpectedly. The matches were safely stored in the tightly closed container. Match safes were made in sterling silver, plated silver, or other metals. The English call these "vesta boxes." Match safes were often given by stores as advertising premiums.

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(Match Safes | Advertising & Store Collectibles Price Guide) eBay Auctions

Repousse~sterling silver match safe vesta box case~vintage/antique/victorian

US $31.00

Circa 1860 antique -sterling match safe vesta -no reserve

US $56.95

Rare repousse~sterling silver match safe vesta box~antique art nouveau

US $31.00

Sterling silver match safe

US $10.49

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	Match Safes	Owl	Brass, Illustrated	2007
	Match Safes	Primley's Pepsin Gum	Aluminum, 2 7/8 X 1 5/8 X 7/16 In.	2007
	Match Safes	San Felice Cigars	Metal, Pocket, Celluloid, 2 3/8 X 1 3/4 X 3/8 In.	2007
	Match Safes	Snake	Brass, Glass Eyes	2007
	Match Safes	Sock	Nickel Plated Brass, Ribs, Tassels, C.1890	2007
	Match Safes	Vacuum Oil Co.	Lighthouse, Floating Barrel, Celluloid, Metal, Rochester, N.y., 2 1/4 In.	2007
	Match Safes	Wyoming Clothier	Woman, Celluloid Over Metal, 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 In.	2007
	Match Safes	Anheuser-busch	Eagle, Silver Plate, 2-sided, 3 X 1 1/2 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Automobile Design	Art Nouveau Border	2006
	Match Safes	Bowling	Smoking Man, Silver, Striker, Germany, 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Flowers	Repousse, Sterling Silver, C.1900	2006
	Match Safes	Luden's Cough Drops	Menthol, 1 1/2 X 2 3/4 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Man In The Moon	Glass Eyes, Brass, 2 X 1 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Owl	Figural, Brass	2006
	Match Safes	Ridges & Cartouche	German 800 Silver, C.1895	2006
	Match Safes	Salt Glaze	Diamond, Blue Band, Impressed, Stoneware, 3 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Salt Glaze	Matches, 3 Blue Bands, Stoneware, 4 3/4 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Snake	Figural, Brass, Glass Eyes	2006
	Match Safes	Trojan Explosives & Chemicals	Tin, Bronze Finish, 1 1/2 X 2 1/4 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Violin	Silver Plate Over Brass, Striker, 2 3/4 X 1 In.	2006
	Match Safes	Woman	Scrolling Flowers, Sterling Silver, Art Nouveau, C.1900	2006
	Match Safes	British Imperial Relief Fund	Celluloid, New England, Boston, Mass., C.1918	2005
	Match Safes	Calendar	Cast Iron	2005
	Match Safes	Cement	Face, Incised Signature, E. Howard Cementer, 1906, 6 In.	2005
	Match Safes	Columbian Expo	Silvered, Administration Building & Art Place Relief	2005

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