Rectangular vesta match box of dark brown ebonite

Made:
1890-1910
Rectangular vesta match box of dark brown ebonite

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Rectangular vesta match box of dark brown ebonite
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Rectangular vesta match box of dark brown ebonite, decorated ornately with Moorish design, spine marked HANNOV./G.K.C./HANNOVER, top marked "FEU" side flaps hinged for opening, 1900s?

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1980-676/36
Materials:
box, ebonite and studs, metal
Measurements:
: 2.5591 x 1.6535 in.; 65 x 42 mm
type:
vesta match box
credit:
Purchase (Roger Newport)