Lot Details
Lot 1028
William B. Kerr Sterling Silver Advertising Novelty Matchsafe
Circa 1900
Rectangular with hinged cover and striker to bottom, one side with scene of two firemen fighting a fire, the reverse with the badge of "The Home Insurance Compnay New York". Height 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm), approximately 16.7 dwt.
Provenance:
Richard H. Jenkins, Canton, CT, December 1986
Match safes proved to be an excellent vehicle for companies to advertize their services and products. Today we largely forget the role smoking played in American life, where sharing a light for a cigarette or cigar was an act that brought people together at intervals throughout the day. Match safes were often made as novelties to encourage conversation and advertising examples such as this would be given by firms to be carried by clients who could then share their experiences with the firm and encourage new business.
The Joseph and Miriam Poser Collection
C Estate of Miriam S. Poser
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