Vintage Match Holder for Hanging Lamps

(Item: H17)

Here is a wonderful treasure, from the past.
It is a cast iron match holder.
The ornate holder is an six-sided goblet, with embossed shields on the sides.
The tray has an embossed geometric design.
The holder is about 3-1/2" square and 3-1/2" high.
This unusual holder has the striking surface on the bottom.
I was told, by the elderly lady that had owned it,
that it was a holder designed for lighting hanging wall or cealing lamps.
It would have been used in a hotel or store where many lamps would have to be lit.
The holder could be held above ones head
and a match taken and struck on the bottom,
the lamp was then lit with the match already being close to it.
This was quick and there were no burned fingers or matches going out.
The used match was put in the tray and so on.
The condition is very good.

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Price: $225.00

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