TRICK OPENING DR LOVELACES SOAP MATCH HOLDER VESTA CASE MATCH SAFE STRIKER
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4821777 | Type: Vestas |
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This auction is for a late Victorian silver plated brass trick opening vesta matchsafe with advertising to the front - Recommend and Always Use Dr. Lovelaces Family Soap.
To open you gently push in the back to corners, each side of Recommend and this lifts open the lid as in the third picture above to hold yo...ur matches, and to close you just push back into the closed position.
The striker is to one side as in the fourth picture above with a registration number, believe it to read '323936' ??
Measures approx. just under 5 cms x 3.5 cms with rounded corners.
This vesta matchsafe is in good condition for age, just surface wear and light scratches and a little plating wear in places, but as you can see from pictures above all in keeping with the age of the piece.
Left in 'used' and un-cleaned condition.
Please take a look at the pictures above for all detail, as well as looking at my other auctions.
UK postage is £4.50, recorded signed for post.
There is possibly cheaper post on ebay, but not signed for, and unfortunately items can go missing if there is not a signature required, thank you for your understanding.
For U.K. transactions goods sent either ‘Recorded’ delivery or Special’ delivery depending on the end value of the auction, so please wait at the end of the auctions for me to invoice you the correct amount for the postage.
For overseas transactions ‘International Track & Signed For’ delivery will be used. The price quoted for international signed for post covers up to £50 insurance, if extra insurance is need there will be an additional £2.50 charge, so please wait for me to invoice you at the end of the auctions.
Paypal preferred for payment, but if you wish to pay by cheque please email before bidding. I would need to wait for cheque to clear before posting out. If you have a query regarding forms of payment, please contact me so we can sort something out before the end of the auction. It would be appreciated if contact can be made within 24 hours after the auction end, and payment must be received within 3 days of end of auction.
Any questions you may have, please do not hesitate to contact me, and I will do my best to answer as best I can, and if you require additional photographs please ask.
To open you gently push in the back to corners, each side of Recommend and this lifts open the lid as in the third picture above to hold yo...ur matches, and to close you just push back into the closed position.
The striker is to one side as in the fourth picture above with a registration number, believe it to read '323936' ??
Measures approx. just under 5 cms x 3.5 cms with rounded corners.
This vesta matchsafe is in good condition for age, just surface wear and light scratches and a little plating wear in places, but as you can see from pictures above all in keeping with the age of the piece.
Left in 'used' and un-cleaned condition.
Please take a look at the pictures above for all detail, as well as looking at my other auctions.
UK postage is £4.50, recorded signed for post.
There is possibly cheaper post on ebay, but not signed for, and unfortunately items can go missing if there is not a signature required, thank you for your understanding.
For U.K. transactions goods sent either ‘Recorded’ delivery or Special’ delivery depending on the end value of the auction, so please wait at the end of the auctions for me to invoice you the correct amount for the postage.
For overseas transactions ‘International Track & Signed For’ delivery will be used. The price quoted for international signed for post covers up to £50 insurance, if extra insurance is need there will be an additional £2.50 charge, so please wait for me to invoice you at the end of the auctions.
Paypal preferred for payment, but if you wish to pay by cheque please email before bidding. I would need to wait for cheque to clear before posting out. If you have a query regarding forms of payment, please contact me so we can sort something out before the end of the auction. It would be appreciated if contact can be made within 24 hours after the auction end, and payment must be received within 3 days of end of auction.
Any questions you may have, please do not hesitate to contact me, and I will do my best to answer as best I can, and if you require additional photographs please ask.
