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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 677189" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Clearly looks like a metal match box from the look of some of the match boxes on the link that Manpa provided. Many have a strike plate that folds back under the lid. When it was folded down for striking a match it rested on the flat metal bit to give a solid striking surface. </p><p>The flat metal bit may have had a dual purpose to engage a lug on the inside of the lid to keep it closed. The button may then have been necessary to push the small metal flat back to open the lid. </p><p>Just some thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 677189, member: 4728"] Clearly looks like a metal match box from the look of some of the match boxes on the link that Manpa provided. Many have a strike plate that folds back under the lid. When it was folded down for striking a match it rested on the flat metal bit to give a solid striking surface. The flat metal bit may have had a dual purpose to engage a lug on the inside of the lid to keep it closed. The button may then have been necessary to push the small metal flat back to open the lid. Just some thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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