Box, generally pocket-sized, for holding matches

The Bryant and May museum of fire-making appliances : catalogue of the exhibits / compiled, with an introduction and notes, by Miller Christy.

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The Bryant and May museum of fire-making appliances : catalogue of the exhibits / compiled, with an introduction and notes, by Miller Christy.