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Continental Matches/Edwin Gould

IMSA#:  PMB-007

Estimated Date:   1899

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Tiffany & Co., New York, NY

Catalog No.:    T9368, 9251000

Material:   Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "T9368, 9251000" and Tiffany mark

Patent/Design No.:   No

Patent/Design Date:   No

Size (Inches):    2.34 x 1.60

Reverse:   Edwin Gould, see photo.

Description and Comments:   Continental Matches motif. Ridged striker on bottom. Edwin Gould founded Continental Matches in 1894. The company was merged with Diamond Match in 1899.

Submitted By:  From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.

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