Item 13120
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Rare Bartop Matchsafe & Striker that reads, "Drink Okalona Whiskey, Bourbon, Ryle.  M. Frankel & Co.". 
 
Matchsafes this large size were used atop bars and other public places.
 
This beauty was made by the Whites Pottery of Utica, N.Y. between 1890 and 1907 when they made such wonderful molded stoneware.
 
You can see a similar matchsafe in The Blue and the Gray: Oneida County Stoneware by Christopher Bensch on p. 54.
 
This beauty features a Top Beaded and Striped Border and a Corded and Striped Bottom Border with the Company Advertising Debossed on Both Sides.  All the debossed elements of the design are filled with cobalt and the advertising strongly impressed.  Measures 4 3/4" tall and 6 3/4" wide across the bottom.  
 
Very Good Condition. Two chips on the bottom edge (1/4", 1/2") and some light scattered staining. No rim chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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