1900'S VINTAGE BRASS / COPPER MATCH BOX SAFE HOLDER
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THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE SEEN LIKE THIS, OR EVEN ON EBAY. IT IS A EARLY 1900'S MATCH BOX SAFE HOLDER. IT LOOKS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, I DIDNT CLEAN IT DUE TO THE FACT I THOUGHT IT MAY TAKE AWAY FROM ITS VALUE. IT IS OF THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS IS ONE NICE PIECE FOR THE COLLECTOR OF THIS TYPE OF MERCHANDISE. IM NOT SURE IF THIS IS MADE OF BRASS , COPPER , OR TIN. HAS A COPPER LOOK UNDER THE OLD FINISH. IS A NOTE OF THE MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN. THE PROFILE WAS A NATURAL ROCK FORMATION THAT WAS FORMED BY A SERIES OF GEOLOGICAL HAPPENINGS THAT BEGAN A ESTIMATED 200 MILLION YEARS AGO. HOOVERING MAJESTICALY 1,200 FEET OVER PROFILE LAKE, THE OLD MAN WAS MADE OF FIVE SEPARATE GRANITE LEDGES ARRANGED HORIZONTALLY TO FORM A MANS PROFILE. FROM CHIN TO FOREHEAD, THE PROFILE MEASURES ABOUNT 40' AND WAS ABOUNT 25' WIDE.THE OLD MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN HAS BEEN THE STATE SYMBOL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE , AND WAS CHOOSEN FOR THE REPRESENTATION FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE QUARTER. I WILL INCLUDE FREE TRACKING AND INSURANCE FOR THIS RARE FIND AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.
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