Item 5023
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful Little Yellow Ware Match Safe and Striker. 
 
Dating to the late 19th Century, this piece features a Small Match Holder with Bennington Glaze atop an Unglazed Base Molded with a Rough Surface for Striking Matches.  Measures 2 1/2" tall and 3 3/4" wide at the base.  
 
Good Condition.  A faint hairline from the base rim to the center (picture of the bottom at 6 o'clock), and some staining from use.  No chips or restoration.
 
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