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Match Safe

Match Safe

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Mediumgilt-brass with diamond
Dimensions2 3/8 x 1 1/8 inches (6 x 2.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999
Object number2008.196.1.A
ClassificationsPersonal Gear
DescriptionGilt-brass match safe with snake design with one inset diamond stone, hinged lid, engraved WHS monogram. This item is part of a cased smoking set which also includes a knife and a cigar cutter.
ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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