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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 21747 VINTAGE BASS BREWERY CERAMIC MATCH STRIKER -
HOLDER (email for more photos if interested)
THREE SIDED, ADVERTISING BASS STOUT, BASS No 1
BARLEY WINE AND BASS PALE ALE. ABOUT 5 1/2"
WIDE, BEAUTIFULLY MARKED WITH THE BASS RED
TRIANGLE LOGO IN THREE PLACES. BOTTOM MARKED
"PORCELAINE CERABEL", PROBABLY A FRENCH CAFE
PIECE. CIRCA 1900-1920. EXCELLENT, 100%
ORIGINAL CONDITION. $175.00
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 Sale $95.00
AK 23554 BRYANT & MAY MATCH STRIKER. CAST IRON DONKEY,
5 1/2" LONG, 3" WIDE, 4 1/2" TALL. HIGHLY DETAILED, HEAVY PIECE,
WEIGHS NEARLY 2 POUNDS. REGISTRATION NO. 22410 ON BOTTOM
INDICATES 1885. RE PAINTED AND LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
VERY ATTRACTIVE TOBACCO RELATED MEMORABILIA ITEM. $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 21330 VINTAGE BRYANT & MAYS MATCH STRIKER
CERAMIC MATCH BOX HOLDER, STRIKER. AN ADVERTISING
GIVE AWAY FROM BRYANT & MAY'S, THE ENGLISH WOODEN
MATCH MANUFACTURER. IVORY COLOR, ABOUT 5" ACROSS
AND 3" TALL. BOTTOM MARKED "CROWN DUCAL WARE
ENGLAND". VERY NICE 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION,
CIRCA 1900-1920. $99.00
AK 23565 B. Y. B. BEER CERAMIC STONEWARE MATCH STRIKER.
ABOUT 3 1/2" IN DIAMETER, MARKED "ASK FOR B.
Y. B. ALES & STOUT IN BOTTLE WOODLESFORD" ON
TWO SIDES. BOTTOM MARKED "NEWMANN & CO. 105
MIDLAND ROAD EUSTON ROAD LONDON N. W.". A
VERY UNUSUAL PIECE OF ENGLISH PUB ADVERTISING
MEMORABILIA. FIRST ONE WE HAVE SEEN. A FEW
HAIRLINE CRACKS AND SOME STAINING, 100%
ORIGINAL CONDITION, MAY CLEAN UP NICELY.
$95.00
This was produced for Bentley's Yorkshire
Brewery located at Woodlesford on the
outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. The
Brewery company was eventually bought by
Whitbread & Co who continued brewing until
late last century; then it became only a
distribution centre for Whitbread beers brewed
elsewhere and eventually was closed and
demolished.
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 24433 CAPTAIN WEBB PUCK MATCHES, CERAMIC STONEWARE
MATCH STRIKER, 4" DIAMETER, 3" TALL. BOTTOM
HAS MINTON POTTERS MARK. VERY SHARP
LETTERING, NO CHIPS OR CRACKS AND ONLY SLIGHT
CRAZING. GREAT PIECE OF PUB MEMORABILIA IN
100% ORIGINAL CONDITION. $125.00
AK 23983 COSMOS STOVE FIREPLACE ADVERTISING MATCH
STRIKER. HEAVY CAST BRASS, 5" WIDE, 4" TALL,
2 1/2" DEEP. NICELY EMBOSSED AND HAMMERED,
HINGED STRIKING PLATE. BACK MARKED "COSMOS
RADIANT FIRE". A SUPERB 19TH CENTURY
MINIATURE STOVE OR FIREPLACE ADVERTISING
PIECE. EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION. $225.00
(More photos on request)
AK 23653 CRAIG CHINA MERCHANT, CERAMIC ADVERTISING
STONEWARE MATCH HOLDER - STRIKER, 4 1/2" DIAMETER,
3" TALL. BEAUTIFULLY MADE HIGH QUALITY PIECE FROM
A SMALL TOWN ON THE EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND CALLED
ARBROATH. PROBABLY PRE 1900 VINTAGE IN LIKE NEW
CONDITION. GREAT ADDITION TO ANY MATCHSTRIKER
COLLECTION. $175.00
AK 22320 VINTAGE MELOX DOG FOOD MATCH STRIKER - 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
AK 22211 VINTAGE PEWTER MOUSE MATCH STRIKER - HOLDER,
2" X 3" BASE, 3 1/4" TALL. NICELY DETAILED, EXCELLENT,
ORIGINAL CONDITION, CIRCA 1900. $85.00
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 21306 VINTAGE PACKHAMS LIME WINE CERAMIC MATCH
STRIKER.
UNUSUAL STONEWARE WOODEN MATCH HOLDER,
STRIKER, 1 1/2" HIGH, 4" DIAMETER. MARKED
"PACKHAM'S LIME WINE" IN BOLD BLACK LETTERING.
PROBABLY GIVEN OUT TO AN ENGLISH PUB AS AN
ADVERTISING PIECE. VERY NICE 100% ORIGINAL
CONDITION, CIRCA 1900-1930. $125.00
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 11369 WHITE HORSE SCOTCH WHISKY CERAMIC STONEWARE
MATCH STRIKER, 4" X 5" HORSESHOE SHAPE MARKED
"GOOD LUCK". BOTTOM MARKED SHELLEY LATE FOLEY
ENGLAND, WITH REGISTRATION NO. 384995 INDICATING 1901.
EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION EXCEPT SMALL CHIP ON
BOTTOM EDGE WHICH DOES NOT DETRACT. NICE BRIGHT
COLOR. $125.00
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 8289 VERY HANDSOME PAIR OF NICKEL PLATED BRASS SPILL
HOLDERS WITH COPPER ACCENTS AT THE TOES AND SHAPED
INTO A PAIR OF BUTTON UP VICTORIAN HEELED LADIES SHOES.
STANDING 5 1/2" X 2 1/2", THESE WERE HANDMADE IN SCOTLAND
OR YORKSHIRE AS A VERY NICE AND PRACTICAL WEDDING
GIFT. OFTEN MADE TO ATTACH ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE FIREPLACE, THIS PAIR HAS A LEG ON THE BACK TO
STAND ATOP THE MANTLE. THEY WOULD HAVE HELD SMALL
ROLLED PIECES OF PAPER USED FOR LIGHTING
THE LAMPS SINCE MATCHES WERE SCARCE AND EXPENSIVE.
ATTRACTIVELY DETAILED, A LOVELY PIECE OF VICTORIAN
DECORATIVE ARTS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. $165.00
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 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 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
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