Wonderful Old Maine General Store Large Tin Match Safe with Fitted Wooden Lid Kutchi many it appears having been

many it appears having been observed first hand (under a microscope) though various dissections

It stands straight and sturdy on its own

These are large--4 3/8" x 3" each--color litho on substantial cardboard with pale pink backs

There is a very faint—noticeable only in certain light—ring mark (water stain) on the top of the box

which I am pretty sure is Arabic

Wonderful Old Maine General Store Large Tin Match Safe with Fitted Wooden Lid Kutchi many it appears having beenThis I found in mid coast Maine, and I know from the seller I purchased it from that it came out of an old general store not far from there. As is evident from the old hand writing that runs around the rim of the lid, it served as a large (general store sized) match safe. Really a beautiful thing, made of tin with this great wooden lid with simple, super sturdy handle for lifting it off, wonderfully worn from doing so time and time again. The lid