April 12, 2024
VINTAGE UNIVERSAL MATCH CO SS PRINCESS ANNE& SS POCAHONTAS MATCH BOOK
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HI, YOU ARE VIEWING A VINTAGE UNIVERSAL MATCH CO S.S. PRINCESS ANNE/S.S. POCAHONTAS MATCH BOOK. IT IS A FRONT STRIKING BOOK, NEVER USED, 3X2 INCHES. THE MATCHES ARE IN GOOD CONDTION. THE STRIKER SHOWS A LITTLE WEAR FROM AGE, SEE PICTURES. THE S.S. PRINCESS ANNE WAS BUILT IN 1932, FOR THE VIRGINIA FERRY CORP.ORIGINALLY 246 FEET LONG, SHE WAS LATER CUT IN HALF AND HAD AN ADDITIONAL HULL SECTION ADDED TO GIVE HER A NEW LENGTH OF 355 FEET.THE S.S.PRINCESS ANNE WAS POWERED BY TWO STEAM ENGINES AND SERVED ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CROSSING UNTIL 1964 WHEN SHE WAS SOLD TO DELAWARE FOR SERVICE BETWEEN CAPE MAY N.J AND LEWIS DELAWARE. THE S.S. POCAHONTAS WAS BUILT IN 1941, ORIGINALLY 242 FEET LONG, SHE WAS CUT IN HALF AND AN ADDITIONAL HULL SECTION ADDED TO AN GIVE HER A NEW LEGNTH OF 358 FEET. AT ONE TIME, THE POCAHONTAS CARRIED A FLASK CONTAING EARTH TAKEN FROM THE GRAVE OF PRINCESS POCAHONTAS IN SAINT GEORGE'S CHURCHYARD IN GRAVESLAND,ENGLAND. I WILL MAIL AS SOON AS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED I GLADLY ACCEPT PAY PAL FOR PAYMENT THANKS FOR LOOKING
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