Antique Star-painted Wooden Matchbox with Match Strips hand-painted wooden sign Definitely mid-century and Italian I

Definitely mid-century and Italian I believe (the white glazed bottom is common to Bitossi)

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I've done some digging and have found a few Ebenezer Averill's from these parts from the 18th and 19th centuries

Antique Star-painted Wooden Matchbox with Match Strips hand-painted wooden sign Definitely mid-century and Italian ISmall, but stunning! I believe this wonderfully painted wooden vesta dates to the mid 19th century or so, I think Pennsylvania Dutch. It is in fantastic condition and really just a little gem of a thing. And while the interior box with striker is gone, it came with several "match strips" dating from the period, which are lovely things too. From what I understand, these matches were sold in bulk, most commonly in paper wrapped sub packets of five