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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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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
Match SafesCherubSterling Silver Stamped Hallmarks Gorham 1891,2011
Match SafesCherubsWith Wishbone Sterling Silver Wm. B. Kerr & Co.2011
Match SafesColumbus & 3 ShipsSterling Silver Stamped Hallmarks R. Wallace & Sons2011
Match SafesCupid & WomanSterling Silver Stamped Hallmarks Gorham2011
Match SafesDancing Female NudesScroll Border Silver c.1900 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 In.2011
Match SafesDevil’s FaceFrame Of Crossed Branches Cast Iron 5 1/2 In.2011
Match SafesDomino Form5 & 3 Mother-Of-Pearl Inscribed Eugene c.1890 1 x 1 3/4 In.2011
Match SafesDomino Form5 & 5 Celluloid Inscribed c.1930s 1 1/8 x 2 1/4 In.2011
Match SafesDr. Shoop’s Lax-EtsOnly 3 Cents Per Box Tin Lithograph 3 x 5 In.2011
Match SafesDragonJapan2011
Match SafesElephantLying Down Figural Brass 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 In.2011
Match SafesElephantSterling Silver Glass Eyes c.18802011
Match SafesEngine TurnedMonogram 9K Gold Stamped Hallmarks William Neale & Sons,2011
Match SafesFlowersScrolling Embossed Hinged Lid Cast Iron 7 In.2011
Match SafesFlowersSilver 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 In.2011
Match SafesFox ShapeGilt Silver Glass Eyes Hinged Lid Vesta 2 In.2011
Match SafesGold Dust Washing PowderBlack Twins Logo Metal 3 x 1 5/8 In.2011
Match SafesGriffin14K Gold Marked K 2 Stars Joseph Seymour2011
Match SafesHammeredSterling Silver Tiffany & Co. New York2011
Match SafesHarvard FlagEnameled Sterling Silver Marked 9252011
Match SafesHeartSpade Diamond Club Enamel Brass c.1930s 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 In.2011
Match SafesHorse HoofSilver Plated Fittings Marked Royal Hussar 1916-27 3 In.2011
Match SafesHorseStanding Enameled Sterling Silver Carter Howe,2011
Match SafesHorseshoeDiamond & Ruby 14K Gold Marked2011
Match SafesHunt SceneEmbossed Art Nouveau Initials 2 1/2 In.2011
 

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