American, ca. 1893. Silver-plated match safe commemorating the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, held on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival to the New World in 1492. With Uncle Sam standing in profile, holding the rim of a Columbian Exposition half dollar on one side, and an eagle grasping arrows and an olive branch above the coin on the other. Match strike to underside. Ht. 2.5, wd. 1.375 in. Provenance:Property from the Match Safe Collection of David and Holiday Winfield, St. Louis, Missouri Condition: Excellent
American, ca. 1893. Silver-plated match safe commemorating the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, held on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival to the New World in 1492. With Uncle Sam standing in profile, holding the rim of a Columbian Exposition half dollar on one side, and an eagle grasping arrows and an olive branch above the coin on the other. Match strike to underside. Ht. 2.5, wd. 1.375 in. Provenance:Property from the Match Safe Collection of David and Holiday Winfield, St. Louis, Missouri Condition: Excellent
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