Brass hand go to bed
Brass hand-shaped go to bed match holder. The matches were contained inside the hand 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
11042322
Media ID
46898096
Size
6141px x 3894px
(2.4MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
circa 1900
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