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1850-1870
GUSN-17837
Pressed tin hanging match box w/ cut decoration. 2 oval containers w/ fitted backdrop. Hole in top of back for hanging. Shell decoration at bottom of containers. Center banding w/ striking strip.
matchboxes
pressing
tin (metal)
Tin
Pressed
MATCHBOX
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
5 x 4.5 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1978
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