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Vintage Match Strikers, Match Safes, Match Holders & Vestas
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AK 30232 ARTS & CRAFTS PERIOD COPPER MATCH STRIKER, 3 1/2"
DIAMETER,
4 1/2" TALL. MADE TO HOLD BOX OF WOOD MATCHES. EXCELLENT
CONDITION,
CIRCA 1900. $38.00
AK 23627 AINSLIE WHISKEY CERAMIC STONEWARE MATCH STRIKER, 5"
DIAMETER,
2" THICK. BOLD LETTERING "AINSLIE'S WHISKIES", BOTTOM MARKED
"CHARLES
E. CASS & CO. ADVERTISING NOVELTIES PARK ROW LEEDS". A GREAT
BRITISH PUB OR GENTLEMAN'S CLUB PIECE OF ADVERTISING MEMORABILIA.
VERY UNUSUAL, FIRST ON WE HAVE SEEN. VERY GOOD, 100% ORIGINAL
USED
CONDITION, CIRCA 1900-1920. $175.00
AK 23624 APPOLINARIS CERAMIC MATCH STRIKER, 4 1/2" DIAMETER,
ABOUT
3" TALL. BLUE AND WHITE, WELL MARKED. POTTERS MARK ON
BOTTOM
"CROWN AND WW OF BERSLEM ENGLAND". SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION,
CIRCA
1900-1920. NICE PUB ADVERTISING MEMORABILIA PIECE. $125.00
AK 25721 VINTAGE BATTERSEY HATS BRONZE MATCH STRIKER A WONDERFUL
HEAVY BRONZE GENTLEMEN'S HAT, 3 3/4" LONG, 3" WIDE, 1 1/2" TALL.
EMBOSSED "BATTERSEY HATS" ON TOP OF BRIM, MATCH STRIKING SURFACE AT
TOP.
$175.00
AK 22101 VINTAGE METAL MATCH BOOK COVER. 
EMBOSSED WITH DUCKS IN FLIGHT, EXCELLENT CONDITION. $22.00
AK 20951 VINTAGE SOLID HEAVY BRASS MATCH STRIKER AND HOLDER
IN THE FORM OF A CASKET, 3" LONG, 1 3/4" DEEP, 1 1/2" HIGH.
HINGED
TOP WITH TWO DIFFERENT STRIKING SURFACES UNDER LID. FANCY
EMBOSSED
FLOWER AND SCROLL PATTERN OVER ENTIRE OUTSIDE SURFACE. A VERY
NICELY
MADE VICTORIAN ERA PIECE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. 100%
ORIGINAL.
$125.00
AK 22699 VINTAGE BRYANT & MAY'S MATCH STRIKER - HOLDER, 4
1/4"
BASE, 2" TALL. BLACK GLAZED STONEWARE WITH GOLD LETTERING.
EXCELLENT CONDITION. $95.00
AK 22676 CANTRELL & COCHRANE'S GINGER ALE, GLASS MATCH
STRIKER, ABOUT 3 1/4" DIAMETER. AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION
ADVERTISING
PIECE. PROBABLY GIVEN TO AN ENGLISH PUB ABOUT 1900. $150.00
AK 23560 ROYAL DOULTON, OVERSEAS NAVIGATION COMPANY MATCH
STRIKER,
5" DIAMETER, 3" TALL. THE COMPANY LOGO COAT OF ARMS SHOWN ON FOUR
SIDES. THIS FIRM WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE PENINUSLAR ORIENT STEAM
NAVIGATION
COMPANY. BOTTOM MARKED WITH DOULTON AND O.S.N. CO. STAMPS.
VERY GOOD WITH NO CHIPS OR REPAIRS. VERY RARE NAUTICAL RELATED
MEMORABILIA
PIECE, CIRCA 1900. $150.00
AK 24344 ROYAL DOULTON CERAMIC MATCH STRIKER, 6 1/2" DIAMETER,
ABOUT
2 1/2" TALL. HOLDS A BOX OF WOODEN MATCHES. CLEARLY MARKED
ON THE BOTTOM WITH THE "PACIFIC AND ORIENT" LOGO. PROBABLY USED
IN
THE BAR OR RESTAURANT OF ONE OF THEIR PASSENGER SHIPS. ALSO HAS
THE
ROYAL DOULTON MARKED WITH THE NUMBER 4851. SUPERB, ORIGINAL
CONDITION,
CIRCA 1900. $175.00
AK 22635 VINTAGE PARKINSON STOVE COMPANY MATCH STRIKER -
HOLDER, 4 1/2" DIAMETER IRON (tin) TRAY, MINIATURE BRASS STOVE
WITH
A HINGED TOP. TRAY MARKED "THE PARKINSON STOVE CO. LTD.
BIRMINGHAM",
BACK OF STOVE MARKED" LONDON OFFICE AND SHOW ROOM 129 HIGH HOLBORN W.
C.".
REGISTRATION NUMBER 564610 INDICATES 1908 DESIGN. NICE UNCLEANED
CONDITION. $175.00
AK 23616 TOP HAT MATCH STRIKER, CAST METAL IN SHAPE OF A
GENTLEMAN'S
FORMAL HAT. ABOUT 4" X 3 1/2" X 2" TALL. MARKED "YG TOPPER"
ON UNDERSIDE ALSO REGISTRATION NUMBER 875149 INDICATING 1954.
UNUSUAL.
EXCELLENT CONDITION. $58.00
AK
21690 VINTAGE WHITE HORSE SCOTCH WHISKY CERAMIC STONEWARE MATCH
STRIKER / HOLDER, 5" DIAMETER, APPROXIMATELY 2" THICK. BOTTOM
MARKED
REG. #384295, INDICATING 1901 DESIGN. EXCELLENT ORIGINAL
CONDITION.
$175.00
AK 30226 GOBERG MATCH HOLDER - STRIKER. MEDIEVAL
GOTHIC
LOOK, MADE OF IRON, 3" DIAMETER, 5" TO TOP OF HANDLE. CLEARLY
SIGNED
ON BOTTOM. VERY SCARCE AND UNUSUAL, GREAT ARTS & CRAFTS GO
WITH.
$195.00
AK 26183 MATCH BOX HOLDER - STRIKER, ROYAL DOULTON.
EMBOSSED
AROUND BOTTOM EDGE "HENEKEYS OLD WINE HOUSE EST 1695", 4 1/2"
DIAMETER.
HOLDS A BOX OF WOODEN MATCHES. BOTTOM MARKED "ROYAL DOULTON 10510
MADE IN ENGLAND" WITH THEIR LOGO TRADEMARK. CIRCA
1900-1920.
EXCELLENT CONDITION. $175.00
AK 28092 COAL SCUTTLE, SOLID BRASS ABOUT 4" X 3" X 3", HINGED
HANDLE.
PROBABLY FOR HOLDING SPILLS OR MATCHES ON A FIREPLACE MANTLE.
$65.00
A 8398 Spill holders, Brass: Victorian, in the form of a pair of ladies
high button shoes. Were popular in Yorkshire and Scotland.
Similar to match holders but held tiny rolled strips of paper for
lighting
the lamps. Approximately 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" each. Rare find in
this condition. was $135.00 Sale $99.00
AK 20335 A WONDERFUL BRONZE WOODEN MATCH HOLDER AND STRIKER, 3"
TALL
COWBOY BOOT HOLDS THE MATCHES, STRIKING SURFACE ALONG SIDE.
MOUNTED
ON 2 1/2" X 3" EMBOSSED HEAVY BASE. A VERY ATTRACTIVE PRE 1900
EUROPEAN
PIECE, POSSIBLY SPANISH. EXCELLENT CONDITION. $185.00
AK
6550 Vesta, VINTAGE POCKET MATCH SAFE EMPIRE ART SILVER POCKET VESTA OR
MATCH SAFE WITH HINGED TOP, 1 1/2" WIDE BY 2 1/2" HIGH BY 5/8"
THICK.
ATTRACTIVE "EMPIRE ART SILVER" DESIGN WITH STRIKER AT THE BOTTOM.
$122.00
AK 25201 VESTA, POCKET MATCH HOLDER WITH HUNTING 
SCENES, HUNTER AND DOG IN WOODED SETTING ON ONE SIDE, QUAIL ON THE
OTHER,
1 1/2" X 2 1/4", HINGED TOP. EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA
1880-1910.
$195.00
AK 24135 VINTAGE VESTA OR MATCHSAFE 
VESTA, POCKET MATCH HOLDER WITH HUNTING SCENES, HUNTING DOGS IN WOODED
SETTING ON ONE SIDE, QUAIL ON THE OTHER, 1 1/2" X 2 1/4", HINGED
TOP.
EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 1880-1910. $195.00
AK 22320 VINTAGE MELOX DOG FOOD MATCH STRIKER - MATCH BOOK
HOLDER.
NICKEL PLATED BRASS WITH ENAMEL DOG FIGURE. AN ADVERTISING PIECE
PUT OUT BY MELOX PET FOODS. PROBABLY 1950'S VINTAGE. FROM
ENGLAND,
VERY GOOD CONDITION. $95.00
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