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Match-box (2 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 ins); exterior painted dark red; Science Museum Group © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Match-box (2 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 ins); exterior painted dark red; inner lid sanded on top for friction; probably made by Jones Brothers (see no. 1906); contains some matches, apparently not original; date probably about 1845. England.