Rare match safe advertising Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, NY on one side. The reverse features a buck standing in the forest. The bezel is marked patented Jan 12, 1904, covered by patent number 749,479 assigned to the August Goertz & Co., Newark, NJ. It has nickel plated inserts over a metal body and nickel plated brass ends. Measures 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches. There is a guillotine cigar cutter to the bottom.
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