Around 1900 this black leather (travel) box was used to store matches. On top of the matches the part where the matches could be struck. The box has some signs of wear but is in good condition.
In this beautifully decorated antique, Victorian silver tinder box matches were stored in the past, the matches could be struck at the bottom of the box.
The silver box is marked with a hallmark from Birmingham 1900
In this beautifully decorated antique silver tinder box matches were once kept, at the bottom of the box the matches could be ironed
This beautifully engraved tinder box in good condition, only a few small dents and is marked in Birmingham in 1902 with the initials SML of the silversmith who made this tinder box