ANTIQUE ADVERTISEMENT MATCH SAFE - CRUVER MFG. CO.

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This is a unique match safe manufactured for advertisement by the Cruver Manufacturing Company in Chicago. The pictures are printed on celluloid, generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic. The match safe is in good condition for its age. There are no dings or dents visible. The hinge is in great working condition and the lid fits great. The match safe measures 2 5/8 X 1 1/2 inches. One picture is labeled "HOUSE IN WHICH JENNIE WADE WAS SHOT, GETTYSBURG - PA. CRUVER MFG. CO. CHICAGO, U.S.A." The second picture is labeled "PENNSYLVANIA STATE MEMORIAL GETTYSBURG - PA. CRUVER MFG. CO. CHCAGO, U.S.A." Mary Virginia Wade, or better known as Jennie Wade was the only civilian killed during the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1863 while baking bread for Union soldiers in the now famous tourist destination, the Jennie Wade House. She was struck by a single bullet that traveled through two wooden doors killing her instantly. Jennie Wade was 20 years old. The house looks very much the same as it did over 140 years ago. The house was actually the residence of Jennie's sister, Georgia McClellan. Jennie Wade House History The Jennie Wade house, originally the McClellan home, lived through the Battle of Gettysburg and witnessed the tragic death of Gettysburg civilian Jennie Wade, as she was preparing bread read more

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