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LEFT: Assorted Vestas (match safes)
- Victorian & Edwardian era
Variously made of brass, Guta percha
(bakelite), and sterling silver. The
Punch and Warwick Bear vestas are of
the "go to bed" variety. Upon retiring,
one strkes a match and places it in the
vertical holder to illuminate the bed.
Vestas were functional, not merely
decorative. In the era prior to the
invention of the safety match, one had
to prevent setting one's jacket pocket
alight with highly flammable
phosphorous matches!
From the collection of: John Wade
Long, Jr. PCoL #UK603F
- Victorian & Edwardian era
Variously made of brass, Guta percha
(bakelite), and sterling silver. The
Punch and Warwick Bear vestas are of
the "go to bed" variety. Upon retiring,
one strkes a match and places it in the
vertical holder to illuminate the bed.
Vestas were functional, not merely
decorative. In the era prior to the
invention of the safety match, one had
to prevent setting one's jacket pocket
alight with highly flammable
phosphorous matches!
From the collection of: John Wade
Long, Jr. PCoL #UK603F
LEFT: Edward VII vesta - brass - in
the shape of a book - Opens top
and bottom
Dates betw. 1902 & 1910 (E VII died
1910). The guta percha Royal vestas
are quite rare, the brass ones, very
rare. Shown here with an English 2
Pound coin.
From the collection of: John Wade
Long, Jr. PCoL #UK603F
the shape of a book - Opens top
and bottom
Dates betw. 1902 & 1910 (E VII died
1910). The guta percha Royal vestas
are quite rare, the brass ones, very
rare. Shown here with an English 2
Pound coin.
From the collection of: John Wade
Long, Jr. PCoL #UK603F
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Briars - 1850 - 1900
Briars - 1901 - 1945
Briars - 1946 - present 1
Briars - 1946 - present 2
Briars - 1946 - present 3
Briars - 1946 - present 4
Calabashes
Clays - antique & modern
Corncob pipes
Ethnic & Tribal pipes
Figural pipes (people & animal)
Meerschaums
Novelty pipes
System pipes
Pipe Accessories
Pipe Tampers, tools & reamers
Lighters
Match Safes (vestas)
Pipe Rests & Racks