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Match holders were made to hold the large wooden matches that were used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for a variety of purposes. The matches were dipped in sulphuric acid and wrapped in sandpaper, before being pulled out of the paper and igniting. The kitchen stove and the fireplace or furnace had to be lit regularly. One type of match holder was made to hang on the wall, another was designed to be kept on a tabletop. Of special interest today are match holders that have advertisements as part of the design.


 
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 Match HoldersSan Felice CigarsFor Gentlemen Of Good Taste Metal Celluloid Insert 3 x 2 In.2011
 Match HoldersStrike AnywhereTin Heavy Gauge Painted c.1910 6 x 3 3/8 In.2011
 Match HoldersTroubadourPlaying Mandolin White Metal 7 In.2011
 Match HoldersVulcan PlowsBlacksmith Die Cut Tin 8 In.2011
 Match HoldersWild HogBrass Cups Cast White Metal c.1875 4 1/4 In.2011
 Match HoldersWomanArms Spread Art Nouveau 2 Brass Containers Cast Iron No. 3005 6 x 8 In.2011
Match HoldersAmerican Brewing Co.Striker,Engraved Shield,Eagle,2 3/4 x 3 1/2 In. Illustrated2011
Match HoldersGale Means GoodFactory,Gale Manufacturing Co.,Tin,3 1/2 x 4 3/4 In. Illustrated2011
Match HoldersLady LibertyColumbia Flower,Die Cut,Tin,1 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 5 1/2 In. Illustrated2011
Match HoldersAlligator Hinged Lid, Bronze, c.1910, 10 1/2 In., Illustrated2010
Match HoldersBaby In Top Hat, Opaque White, Black, Late 19th Century, 4 1/4 x 4 In., Illustrated2010
Match HoldersBull Dog Cut Plug Tobacco Tin Lithograph, 7 x 3 1/4 In., Illustrated2010
Match HoldersDelaval Cream Separator 1 Million In Use, Embossed, Tin, 6 1/2 x 4 In., Illustrated2010
Match HoldersDog In Barrel, Bronze, 3 1/2 In., Illustrated2010
Match HoldersGatling Gun Bronze, Gilt, Hinged Lid, Late 19th Century, 6 1/2 In., Illustrated2010
Match HoldersVictorian Shoe Bird, Leaves, Hinged Lid, Black Paint, Gilt, 1 1/2 x 3 x 1 In., Illustrated2010
 Match HoldersAdriance Farm Machinery Corn Binder, Tin Lithograph, 4 3/4 In.2010
 Match HoldersAmerican Eagle Shield, 7 1/4 In.2010
 Match HoldersAshtray Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, Hall China, 4 In.2010
 Match HoldersBaby In Top Hat, Underside Match Striker, Milk Glass, 1920s, 4 x 3 In.2010
 Match HoldersBaking Soda Cast Iron, Copper Flashed, 5 x 4 x 4 In.2010
 Match HoldersBear Carved Wood, Standing, Box In Hand, Figural, Incised, c.1890, 9 In.2010
 Match HoldersBear Seated, Holding Tree, Glass Eyes, Brass, Figural, 3 In.2010
 Match HoldersBear Walking, Bronze, Cigar Holder, 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 In.2010
 Match HoldersBird Branch, Figural, 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 In.2010
 

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