International Match Safe

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Birds and Flowers

IMSA#:  PMNS-018

Estimated Date:   1882

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    360

Material:   Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "O" date mark and Gorham maker's mark.

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Size (Inches):    2.45 x 1.50

Reverse:   Chicken and flower motif.

Description and Comments:  Birds and flower motif. Ridged striker on bottom. This is a heavy weight match safe.

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

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