Huge 1912 English Sterling Silver and Glass Match Striker

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A lovely antique circa 1912 English glass match striker with sterling silver rim. Excellent antique condition, just some very small … Read more A lovely antique circa 1912 English glass match striker with sterling silver rim. Excellent antique condition, just some very small fleabites to the glass and a couple barely noticeable bumps to the sterling. The base is hollow, and when you flip the striker over a look underneath there are a couple small chips to the inner base rim (completely hidden when the striker is sitting upright). Full hallmarks for Sterling Silver assayed in London in the year 1912.

Measures approximately 5" tall by a bit over 5.25" wide.

Because of it's large size the small strike anywhere matches that are currently available fall just below the silver rim and don't display well, this match striker was made for 4 inch long matches like the ones shown in the photo. Unfortunately, they no longer make strike anywhere matches in that size so the striker will either just have to be decorative, or you could keep some strike anywhere matches near it in a cup or smaller striker and still use it to strike. Alternatively, you could also put a piece of modern match striking paper on the base, then you could lift it up to strike modern safety matches on the bottom. See less