Rectangular, long sides curved, snuff box style container, featuring cover with polychrome printed decoration of very large fair building, inscribed below "Chicago World's Fair 1893, Agricultural Building," thumb catch on cover inscribed "Wax Vestas Made in England," inscribed on curved front panel "Celebrated Wax Vestas, Bryant &amp; May's," inscription identical on reverse curved panel with order reversed, short sides both inscribed "Bryant &amp; May London"; all inscribed reserves framed by alternating blue and red bands, with stars punctuating all the blue bands. Cover hinged on reverse curved panel. Striker on underside of box.
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Made by Huntley, Boorne, &amp; Stevens</div>
1893<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1893-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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