Antique Star-painted Wooden Matchbox with Match Strips beeswax object This hide used for this

This hide used for this one has been stained black

It is unsigned

It is marked on the bottom 493-10

I can never keep old sets of Color Cubes like this in stock for very long

1880s or so

Antique Star-painted Wooden Matchbox with Match Strips beeswax object This hide used for thisSmall, but stunning! I believe this wonderfully painted wooden vesta dates to the mid 19th century or so, I think Pennsylvania Dutch. It is in fantastic condition and really just a little gem of a thing. And while the interior box with striker is gone, it came with several "match strips" dating from the period, which are lovely things too. From what I understand, these matches were sold in bulk, most commonly in paper wrapped sub packets of five