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Check out our sterling silver vesta case selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our tobacciana shops.
Check out our cat vesta case selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops.
Check out our silver vesta cases selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops.
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.
Very good quality sterling silver Vesta case with an embossed face of a cat on both sides, the edge has a sterling mark and a place to strike the match. Approx Diameter: 40mm x 4mm Approx Weight: 59g
Very nicely detailed English sterling silver novelty vesta case modelled as a cat with the base opening and incorporating the match striker.Hallmarked 1990
Match holders, also known as matchsafes or vesta cases, date to the mid-19th century, when friction matches were first introduced. While a boon to cigar-puffing fat cats and homemakers alike, early friction matches, which were also called vestas and Lucifers, almost did their job too well, sometimes bursting into flame in a user’s pocket.
