Chinese Container?

[unclejesse67]

I actually found this a few days ago at my Brother in-laws house in Whitefish MT. His house was built in 1919. Whitefish was originally a railroad town so I'm sure there were quite a few Chinese railroad workers around. Anyway, when I found it, it was covered in mud and I didn't notice the designs on it. I threw it in my junk bucket. Today, I was looking through the bucket and took another look at this thing. I noticed all the oriental designs on it. I was wondering what it is and when it was made. I think I'll try to heat it up and bend it back into shape. It also needs some soldering repair. Its a cool little container regardless.

Thanks for any help.

Evan

 

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[Montana Jim]

I think you have an old match case there unclejesse...

Match case, or also called match safe, or possibly a stamp box... pretty much all the same thing.

http://search.ebay.com/antique-matc...rgnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZunknown

 

[Sky_Warrior]

I'm Leaning towards Japanese........GREAT FIND

SEMPER FI

 

[Montana Jim]

I'm Leaning towards Japanese........GREAT FIND

SEMPER FI

I'm thinking Chinese given the location... railroad workers could have brought that with while laying track to Kalispell.

It IS possibly Japanese and brought back as a military momento after WW I.

Just guessing...

 

[doublet2a]

Agreed,,
Cool find


Tim

 

[Brett2259]

A great and fascinating find grasshopper....

 

[Cynangyl]

That is a beautiful match safe! The designs are very pretty...what a find!

 

[Fast_Dave]

I thought that looked awfully familiar. If you want to be sure it's a matchsafe, look for a striking strip on the bottom for those old fashioned farmer matches.

 

[River Rat]

I concur with all of the above. Great Find...Congrats!

RR

 

[unclejesse67]

It does indeed have a striker. Thanks for all the replies.

 

[Sky_Warrior]

Thats what we do here at Tnet!!!!!

SEMPER FI

 

[duggap]

Check the internet, there is a group that collect match safes and are quite good at dating them. I would really be interested in the date on that one. Nice find.

 

[DCMatt]

Japanese. Nagoya castle.

DCMatt