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Civil War Soldier's Brass Match Safe (SOLD)

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$65.00

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This is another nice item being offered, it is a Civil War soldier's match safe. It is brass with a hinged-lid and measures approximately 3” x 1 ½”. On the bottom of the match safe is a ribbed area used for striking the matches. There is an almost identical example of this piece in Time/Life “Echoes of Glory – Arms and Equipment of the Union” (see pictures). The tobacco package shown in that picture is also available.

Although today we don't think much about it, to the Civil War soldier in the field, it was an everyday necessity to have dry matches, for campfires, candles, tobacco, etc. In Civil War Artifacts, by Charles Harris, there is also a similar example shown (see pictures). This item shows signs of use, but overall is still in nice condition and opens and closes just fine; there is a little tarnishing near the bottom. In my recent book “The Civil War Soldier – His Personal Items”, I go into more detail about the importance of matches to the Civil War soldier. It comes in the glass top display case pictured.

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