DIMENSIONS
23.25” wide x 17.25” deep x 11.75” tall
ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 9 lbs
Paleophillumenists rejoice, this turn of the century metal advertising crate is a showstopper! Founded in 1895, the Ohio Match company was for a time the largest manufacturer of matches in the world, known for solid strike high quality matches with an iconic blue tip. Ohio blue tip matches are so beloved, to this day the town of Wadsworth, Ohio hosts a Blue Tip festival every year featuring a giant 20 foot match lighting ceremony, even though the original factory closed many years ago. For a grocer or drug store owner, this metal crate would have been the perfect thing to store and sell matchboxes from, considering it is fire proof and also beautifully painted in a deep blue with the brand’s iconic matchbox image advertising its contents. Whether you use this metal crate to store your own wares or display it as a part of your matchbook and box collection, this rare beauty is destined to give you the blues in a good way!
SKU: 21V23290
Paleophillumenists rejoice, this turn of the century metal advertising crate is a showstopper! Founded in 1895, the Ohio Match company was for a time the largest manufacturer of matches in the world, known for solid strike high quality matches with an iconic blue tip. Ohio blue tip matches are so beloved, to this day the town of Wadsworth, Ohio hosts a Blue Tip festival every year featuring a giant 20 foot match lighting ceremony, even though the original factory closed many years ago. For a grocer or drug store owner, this metal crate would have been the perfect thing to store and sell matchboxes from, considering it is fire proof and also beautifully painted in a deep blue with the brand’s iconic matchbox image advertising its contents. Whether you use this metal crate to store your own wares or display it as a part of your matchbook and box collection, this rare beauty is destined to give you the blues in a good way!
SKU: 21V23290
DIMENSIONS
23.25” wide x 17.25” deep x 11.75” tall
ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 9 lbs
