A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Buy Now Sarah Fitzsimons of Hamilton and

Sarah Fitzsimons of Hamilton and stating that he no previous military service

He was training here until Feb

that he was married and that his trade was that of Driver

150 mm x 200 mm x 40 mm

center patinated and separately attached

A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Buy Now Sarah Fitzsimons of Hamilton andField made out of a single sheet of bronze; with an Iron Cross on the one side, and Corbie 1914 1918 on the other; measuring 44 mm x 58 mm; better than fine condition. Footnote: Prior to the invention of the safety match, the production of matches was extremely dangerous due to use of white phosphorous in the production process. The modern safety match utilized red phosphorus, but not in the head of the match, but rather on a specially designed