Match holder for wax vestas

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Match holder for wax vestas, tin, in form of a post box
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Match holder for wax vestas, tin, in form of a post box, with eight matches, by Bryant and May, 1900-1920

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Category:: Firemaking

Object Number:: 1989-404

type:: match holder

credit:: Woodhead, G.

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Match holder for wax vestas

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