Instantaneous Light Box (height 5 1/4 ins) turned in lignum vitae; a handsome box

Instantaneous Light Box (height 5 1/4 ins) turned in lignum

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Instantaneous Light Box (height 5 1/4 ins) turned in lignum
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Instantaneous Light Box (height 5 1/4 ins) turned in lignum vitae; a handsome box, in shape like an embattled pinnacled turret; a late form, provided with separate screw-on lids, to both central compartment for acid-bottle and outer annular compartment for matches, enabling the store of matches to remain covered and safe from accidental ignition whilst one match was being dipped in the acid-bottle, the mouth of which is accessible through the outer lid; probably made by Berry. England.

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Category:
Firemaking
Object Number:
1937-682/1278
type:
light box
credit:
Wilkinson Sword Ltd.