Sweet and Self-Reflexive Old Match Covered Match Box handmade model railroad but no losses and not

but no losses and not at all fragile

with white paper buttons to boot

with two different types of green glass for windows (the lower windows a textured avocado green

I can say that one can deeply feel the skill and care of the maker on this one

Hand-marbled paper over hard covers

Sweet and Self-Reflexive Old Match Covered Match Box handmade model railroad but no losses and notOf course an old match box should be encased in matches, each one burned black before being carefully laid down alongside the one before it. To my eye quite a satisfying thing formally, and even better self reflexive I'l like to think it was the matches from this very Red & White Brand match box that were used to make it, yielding the empty box! 5 1 8" x 3" x 1 3 4". Very good condition. C. 1940s or so, I believe.