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Brook & Son calling card match safe / vesta

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Brook & Son calling card match safe / vesta

Item Details

Description

Brook & Son
calling card themed match safe / vesta
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1902
silver, enamel
stamped hallmarks
together with an associated American sterling silver and enameled mailed parcel themed example depicting a bundled Scientific American Weekly Journal publication, circa 1891
larger: 1 5/16"w x 2 5/16"h

Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Governor Jim Thompson, Chicago, Illinois

Condition

Each with light surface scratches typical of age, use and polishing. The Scottish example having chips along the bottom edge near the match strike. The American example having minute dings to edges.

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Brook & Son calling card match safe / vesta

Name: Brook & Son calling card match safe / vesta
SKU: 115092998
Price: 550 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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