This is a vintage Gold plated & Agate Dunhill Rollagas lighter, made in Switzerland, & dating to around the 1970's.
The lighter will require a service as, although the lid snaps open / closed & there is a good spark, it leaks gas from the valve when f ...click for details
This is a Victorian figural plated cast iron matchsafe or vesta, most probably made in Europe & modelled in the form of an 18th / 19th C. gentleman , & dating to around 1890.
The vesta has been cast in iron (or similar ferrous metal) & then finished in a b ...click for details
This is an early Straw-Work matchsafe or Vesta case, almost certainly of French manufacture, & made during the reign of Napoleon III, around 1850 - 60.
Straw-Work gained popularity in the UK during the 19th Century, after it was introduced by the French & Dut ...click for details
This is a Victorian era, figural advertising matchsafe, match holder, or Vesta, made in Vienna around 1890.
The holder is in the form of the 'ALBERT' biscuit : a biscuit or cookie, manufactured by 'Huntley & Palmers' during the mid 19th Centu ...click for details
