BRASS / COPPER (?) OWL VESTA MATCH SAFE. LATE 1800S. GOLD CAPPED EYES. REPAIR

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BRASS / COPPER (?) OWL VESTA MATCH SAFE. LATE 1800S. GOLD CAPPED EYES. REPAIR:
$48.50

Up for your offers is this brass or copper figural owl vesta match safe with gold colored capped eyes. Feathers & all relief areas are strong. Pictures don\'t do him justice. Has had a hinge repair.Here\'s also what we do know:2 2/8\" H X 1 1/2\" WMARKS: None foundNo striker- We think that\'s what the feathers are for.DENTS: None noted.
Condition:Hinge is not loose. Has been repaired. Please see last photo. Closes & snaps fine with just a very slight gap. Again, see photos..Let me interject here:WEDO NOT CLEAN ANY MATCH CASES/SAFES WE SELL. WE HAVE INHERITED THESE ITEMS & DON\'T WANT TO HARM THEM BY CLEANING THEM BECAUSE WE ARE WORRIED WE WOULDN\'T CLEAN THEM PROPERLY, DAMAGING THEM FURTHER.
We ship these items in boxes not envelopes. They are hollow items & we don\'t wish for them to get damaged in shipping. We are charging $4.95 for shipping which is still $1.00 under our cost. Comes with tracking & insurance. We hope you understand.
Please see our photos. If there is any glare or streaks, we apologize. It is due to the lighting or camera flashback.No enhancements from photo programs. Item pictured is of the actual item we are selling & will ship to you. We also start our sales at a low price. This does not reflect what we feel an item is worth, it\'s merely to help the buyers. It gives more buyers a chance to offer & enjoy the process.
Please check our other match safes we will be offering this week and over the next few weeks. Have quite a few left to go, so keep checking back.
How we came to have this item: Myparentswere antique collectors & dealers for over 40 years.Throughout that time they bought out several entire estates back in the 1970s. This comes from a Fostoria, Ohio woman\'s estate. She had over 300 pocket match safes, over 200 wall pocket match safes, 200+ oil lamps, etc. It was a huge estate; so large that it kept my parents selling for years & we still have many items we\'ve saved. We can\'t certify it, but I\'ve spoken to people from the area just to make sure my memory served me right, & they have confirmed it. The woman\'s name was Gladys Harrison & she was reported to be a girlfriend of Al Capone\'s. She lived in a huge home on Main St. in Fostoria & the locals know the story. She had a hideaway tunnel in the basement to hide him when he\'d flee the feds in Chicago. I saw it as a young teen when we went to look over the inventory. Gladys was a single woman with an office secretary\'s job & lived an opulent life for her salary. I think he bought her whatever she wanted. She had many things from the Ohio area & lots of items from Chicago. My parents bought her estate from her brother & sister-in-law. My dad loved the match safes especially, so he put them in a cabinet & they\'ve been there ever since. He\'s been gone for over 11 years now & mom 8 years, & although we appreciate them, we don\'t collect them, or have a need for so many, so it\'s time to pass them on to someone who appreciates them. COMES FROM A SMOKE, PET, & ODOR-FREE HOME. NO MOTHBALLS!offer with confidence as we have had a 100% response rating since we signed on with in 1998.Just look at our response. No problems. We have workedhard to keep this reputation & don\'t wish to destroy that now after all these years. That\'s just be silly & pretty stupid. If you have any questions, please fell free to email us. We usually respond within a 24 hour period unless the net is giving us trouble, which occasionally can happen. If you\'re not happy, neither are we.Payment & Shipping: We accept PayPal as our method of payment. Payment due within 3 days of sale\'s end. If this does not work for you, please email us before offerding. We are shipping this item for under the normal USPS fees.We undercut the USPS fees because we don\'t have to pay for shipping supplies, except tape, so we try to pass the savings onto the buyer. Lower shipping fees, better for both of us. Again, any questions, contact us. WE DO COMBINE ITEMS WHICH ARE WON WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. So make sure you let us invoice you if you have won more than one of our items.Thanks for looking & happy ing!