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Pocket Type Match Safes - Figural & Novelty RETURN TO POCKET TYPE PMFN-015 King Richard   [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge   IMSA #: PMFN-015 Estimated Date: 1887 Country of Origin: England Manufacturer: Smith Brothers, Birmingham, England Catalog No.: NA Material: Sterling Silver Markings: Lion Passant, Queen Victoria profile, SB maker mark, Birmingham assay mark, Date mark of "n". Also marked with patent and registered design numbers. Patent/Design No.: 1212 & RD. No. 95195 Patent/Design Date: 1888 Size (Inches): 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4" Reverse: Same as Front Description and Comments: Figural of King Richard the Lionhearted. In 1189, upon the death of Henry II, Richard was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey London. One of his first actions was to free his mother from prison. His second was to begin to raise funds for his crusade known to history as the Third Crusade. Submitted By: Arnold Krause