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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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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Match Holders | Boydell Bros. Paints | Best Paint On Earth, Calendar, Tin Lithograph, 1907, 7 7/8 x 5 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Bryant & Hays | Donkey, Walking, Embossed, 5 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Ceresota | Prize Bread Flour Of The World, Boy, Barrel, Tin Lithograph, 51/4 x 21/4 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Ceresota Flour | Farmer Boy, Cutting Bread, Tin Lithograph, Die Cut, Embossed, 2 x 5 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Chicago Boys Clothier | Turtle Form, Cast Iron, Hinged Lid, 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Chief Cigars | Figural, Indian Head Base, Embossed, Cast Iron, 2 1/4 x 4 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Crystal Spring Brewing Co. | Blue, Salt Glaze, Stoneware, Syracuse, N.Y., 5 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | DeLaval Separator Co. | Separator Shape, Tin Lithograph, 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Elephant In Suit | Bronze, Signed, Stevens, 4 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Fly | Figural, Cast Iron, Embossed Silver Lettering, Hinged Lift Up Wing, 2 x 4 3/4 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | General Gordon | Bust, Cast Iron, 5 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Green’s August Flower | Black Man, Cardboard, 5 x 8 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Guiness Is Good For You | Barrel, Brown, Black, White, Porcelain, 4 x 5 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Juicy Fruit | The Man, Wm. Wrigley, Tin Lithograph, 5 x 3 1/4 x 1 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Kellogg & Curtis | Boy & Girl By Well, Cardboard, 7 3/8 x 5 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Lemon | On Leaves, Yellow, Green, Brown, Cold Paint, Terra-Cotta, Marked, 70, 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Lighter | Black Man Sitting, Copper, White Metal, 6 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Man | Smoking Pipe, Rosewood, Ivory, China, c.1930, 7 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Old Hickory Wagons | Wagon, Tin Lithograph, 3 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Old Judson | J.C. Stevens, Man, Woman, Child, Tin Lithograph, Kansas City, Mo., 5 x 3 1/4 x 1 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Oriental Woman | Baskets, Majolica, 9 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Saloon Bell | Brass Tray, Lever Style, Ribbed, Late 1800s, 6 1/2 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Sarcophagus | Hieroglyphics, Brass, 4 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Sheffield Milling Co. | Fly, Cast Iron, 2 x 4 3/4 x 2 In. | 2009 | | Match Holders | Striker | Blue Glaze, Porcelain, 4 In. | 2009 |
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