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Vesta Cases. Vesta cases are small portable boxes made to contain matches and keep them dry. They take their name from the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth, although in the United States they are more prosaically know as match safes.
These pocket-sized cases for carrying matches took their name from 'Vesta', the Roman Goddess of the hearth and home. A 'match' was known as a 'vesta' up until the twentieth century when 'match' became the favoured term.
Vesta cases were designed not only to hold matches but also to provide a striking surface on the bottom or interior lid for lighting the matches. Some vestas had additional features, such as a compartment for storing cigarettes or a built-in cigar cutter.
27 sie 2021 · Vesta cases are small portable boxes used to keep matches dry. They are made from precious and non-precious metals. The purpose of the vesta case is also to prevent the matches from igniting. Usually the base of the vesta case has a serrated edge, known as the striker.
Very nicely detailed English sterling silver novelty vesta case modelled as a cat with the base opening and incorporating the match striker. Hallmarked from London in 1990. In excellent order and stands 34mm tall.
Black Cat Cigarettes Vesta Case with Ad Design. Black Cat Cigarettes vesta case, early 20th century. Of rectangular form, designed with a hidden sprung clasp integrated into the lid and match strikers beneath, the cover decorated with an amusing Black Cat Cigarettes, Carreras Ltd. advertisement…
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