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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 919509, member: 29"]Definitely 19th C spill vases. The matches went behind, what went in the top of the head were rolled up papers so you could light multiple things with one match, or, once the fire was going, light the spill later on. Matches were expensive, so used with ecomony.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 919509, member: 29"]Definitely 19th C spill vases. The matches went behind, what went in the top of the head were rolled up papers so you could light multiple things with one match, or, once the fire was going, light the spill later on. Matches were expensive, so used with ecomony.[/QUOTE]
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