1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker carved mechanical toy written in pencil: "please mind

written in pencil: "please mind your own business"

with minor paint loss here and there

based on stylistic similarities to other pieces I've seen

and making use of three color plates plus a black key plate

12" t x 3" w x 1 1/2" d

1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker carved mechanical toy written in pencil: "please mindA lot of history housed in this great little match dispenser striker house, with the August 1914 painted across both long sides marking the month that World War I began. (On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia; three days later they invaded Belgium in order to attack France, which led to a British declaration of war on Germany on August 4.) The painted roof of the house I presume represent the colors of Germany and France on one side, and England