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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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 Match SafesGarfield MemorialEmbossed, Brass2007
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 Match SafesInternational Stock Food Co.Dan Patch, Horses, Tin, 1 3/4 X 2 3/8 X 3/8 In.2007
 Match SafesMartin-perrin Co.Wholesale Liquors, Kansas City, Mo., Stoneware, 4 1/2 In.2007
 Match SafesMolassine Horse & Cattle FoodNude Woman, Celluloid, Whitehead & Hoag, 1905 Patent2007
Match SafesOwlBrass, Illustrated2007
 Match SafesSan Felice CigarsMetal, Pocket, Celluloid, 2 3/8 X 1 3/4 X 3/8 In.2007
 Match SafesSnakeBrass, Glass Eyes2007
 Match SafesSockNickel Plated Brass, Ribs, Tassels, C.18902007
 Match SafesVacuum Oil Co.Lighthouse, Floating Barrel, Celluloid, Metal, Rochester, N.y., 2 1/4 In.2007
 Match SafesWyoming ClothierWoman, Celluloid Over Metal, 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 In.2007
Match SafesArt NouveauWoman's Profile & Flowers, Sterling Silver, C.1900, Illustrated2007
 Match SafesDr. Shoop'sHealth Coffee Imitation, W.w. Stalker, Halfway, Ore., Tin Lithograph, 5 X 3 In.2007
 Match SafesDr. Shoop'sLax-ets, A Candy Bowel Laxative, Only 5 Cents A Box, Tin Lithograph, 5 X 3 1/2 In.2007
 Match SafesGeneral Arthur's CigarsSuit All Mankind, Tin, 1 X 1 3/4 X 1/2 In.2007
 

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