Celluloid Four Aces Match Covers Set with Original Matches Bell System collectible specifically

specifically

but I've never seen another joined pair like this

with its origins traced to the spread of Hinduism in the medieval era and the arrival of leather-based puppet arts called thalubomalata from southern India

It is signed on the bottom "SH '89"

designed by Grete Prytz Kittelsen for Cathrineholm

Celluloid Four Aces Match Covers Set with Original Matches Bell System collectible specificallyA super fun set of vintage celluloid match book cases, with original matches still inside! I believe these were made by Knightsbridge, Italy, c. 1930s 50s. Perfect for lighting cigars around the poker table, or really for making an occasion of lighting anything! And they are actually in the shape of books the sides look like spines! so one could stack display like a little library. Very good condition, with a little minor surface scratching to the Ace