Brass barrel-shaped go to bed
Brass barrel-shaped go to bed match holder. The matches were contained in the lower half with a match striker located underneath. The lit match was then placed in the hole at the top allowing time to get into bed and get comfortable before extinguishing
Picture No
11042324
Media ID
46898104
Size
4992px x 3332px
(3.5MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
circa 1900s
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