July 5, 2008
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Match holders (safes) date back to the mid 19th century, when matches were sold in cardboard or wood boxes which often suffered from accidental ignition. Originally made from converted snuffboxes with rough surfaces for striking, match holders soon became a staple of craftsmen everywhere. The three basic types (wall mounted, free-standing, and pocket holders) were manufactured in many styles and materials for the next hundred years.
Tobacciana covers a wide range of collectibles related to smoking, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and pipes. The category includes high-craftsmanship items such as match holders (aka safes) and cigar store Indians, as well as mass-produced items like matchbooks, ashtrays and lighters (cigar, cigarette, Zippo).
Puff on this... over 1,000 cigar bands from the 1890s through 1920s, organized into themed galleries such as Portra… [more]
This ambitious site showcases the 20,000-item Rankei Library matchbook collection, owned by the Japan Match Manufac… [more]
James Lileks' gallery of 250 matchbooks from coffee shops, hotels, motels, bars, banks, restaurants and more. Lilek… [more]
Don Wearmouth and his wife showcase the 230 beautiful silk designs that were distributed free with Kensitas cigaret… [more]
This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [more]
This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [more]
Jane McDevitt's huge Flickr photoset of matchbox labels, primarily Eastern European, from the 1950s and 60s. These … [more]
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Large -silver Rimmed Glass Match Striker-holder- London$620.00 Ends Monday 16 bids
Antique 1 Cent Match Box Vending Machine W/cigar Cutter$510.00 Ends Monday 5 bids
865: Two Canes, Compass And Match Safe:$150.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Rare Hagenauer Era Austrian Brass Monkey Match Holder$149.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Seafaring Match Safe Navy Cap Novelty Vesta$147.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Marble's/m.s.a. Sportsman's Kit Compass & Match Safe$147.29 Ends Monday 11 bids
Antique 1891 Newspaper Roll Match Safe Silver /copper$127.50 Ends Monday 6 bids
Victorian Glass 3 Boot Match Holder Bellaire Goblet Co.$113.17 Ends in 1 hour 8 bids
Sterling Silver Match Safe With Beetle$102.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids
1910 Bowler Bros. Brewers Beer Advertising Match Safe$99.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Old Roseville Pottery Cigarette/match Holder Indian Smo$97.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Rare German Schafer & Vater Jolly Pixie Match Holder $83.50 Ends Monday 13 bids
Deichmann New Brunswick Art Pottery Match Holder$80.36 Ends Monday 3 bids
Good Brass Boot Vesta Match Safe / Matchsafe C1890 N/r$79.28 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Whitehead & Hoag Amoskeag Veterans 1914 Match Safe$76.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Victorian Sterling Matchsafe Match Safe Art Nouveau ~nr$71.00 Ends in 9 hours 10 bids
Vintage Silver Match Safe/vesta Smoking Drinking Woman $69.99 Ends in 3 hours 1 bid
Large Silver & Glass Vesta Holder Match Strike Cir 1907$68.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Antique Match Safe Vesta Holder Sterling Silver~vintage$67.66 Ends Thursday 7 bids
Antiquevintage Match Safe Vesta Holder =sterling Silver$66.66 Ends Wednesday 5 bids
Antique Stanhope Memory Of Montreal Match Safe Holder$66.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Vintage Bristol Silver Match Safe/vesta Nude Woman Nr$64.99 Ends in 3 hours 1 bid
C1900 Anheuser Busch Beer Silver Match Safe - Nr$61.50 Ends Monday 7 bids
Royal Bayreuth Match Holder With Striker Exc Cond-color$60.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Vintage Advertisement Match Holder Angles Wholesale Gro$56.33 Ends Monday 4 bids
19th C. Cast Iron Rabbit W/ Sash+drum Match Holder$55.88 Ends in 10 hours 12 bids
Victorian Sterling Silver Dancing Couple Match Safe Nr$53.00 Ends in 6 hours 8 bids
French Match Striker/holder *dubonnet* Grand Prix 1900$51.01 Ends Friday 3 bids
2 Cast Iron Charles Parker Match Holders Gun Company$51.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Vintage Cast Iron Figural Cigarette/match Holder$50.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
Antique Cold Paint Blackamoor Match Safe #2293484$50.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
1890s Twin Horned Owls Victorian Cast Iron Match Holder$49.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid
Old Embossed Kerosene Library Lamp Burnt Match Holder$49.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Devil Figural Sterling Silver Match Safe! Mint!$49.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Victorian Sterling Matchsafe Match Safe Very Ornate ~nr$47.99 Ends in 9 hours 8 bids
Rare - Civil War "knapsack" Match Safe$47.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Vintage Sterling Silver Match Safe Unusual Opening$46.99 Ends Sunday 7 bids
19th Cent. Metal Match Holder Cat + Barrel France$45.44 Ends Saturday 9 bids
Estate Vintage S/s Victorian Match Safe Heart Charm$45.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Unique, Wonderful Brass Match Safe -fishing Creel!!!$45.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Buffalo Beer Match Safe - Gerhard Land Park Brewery $43.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Opaque White Milk Glass Hanging Burnt Match Holder$42.99 Ends in 10 hours 7 bids
Dutch Boy Painter Tin Litho Match Holder 1920 Rare Ny$40.99 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Crocodile Match Holder Monon Railroad Cast Iron Opening$40.93 Ends Sunday 13 bids
1893 World’s Fair * Ferris Wheel Match Safe Nr $40.01 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Antique Gorham # 620 Sterling Match Safe Vesta N/r$40.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids
1905 Match Safe From "s. S. Doric" White Star Line$37.00 Ends in 7 hours 8 bids
Monroe Wavecrest Match Holder Toothpick Holder $285 $36.52 Ends Monday 5 bids
1893 World’s Fair * Us Flag Patriotic Match Safe Nr$36.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Wwi Sterling Silver Royal Flying Corps Match Safe$35.97 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Sterling Silver Ashtray / Match Holder - 2.6 Ounces$35.01 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
Vintage French Porcelain Cafe Match Strike Holder$35.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Vintage 1904 Masonic Metal Match Safe In Good Condition$34.00 Ends in 12 hours 4 bids
Old Colt .22 Caliber Match Target Model Box W/phamplet$33.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Goberg Owl Match Box Holder$31.72 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Sterling Silver Antique Match Safe/box/holder/case$31.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids
Antique China Pug Dog With Match Holder - Outstanding -$29.99 Ends in 20 mins 1 bid
Victorian Burnt Match Holder Milk Glass$29.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Vintage Neat Mail Box Match Safe Brass No Reserve$29.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Match Safe Cute Mouse W/tail No Reserve$29.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
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