Antique Star-painted Wooden Matchbox with Match Strips beeswax object It definitely fairly old but

It definitely fairly old but I haven't found its match

and the brass looks very much to me like  melted down shell casings

It is unsigned

(And in fact this one came loaded with a full set of parts

Antique Star-painted Wooden Matchbox with Match Strips beeswax object It definitely fairly old butSmall, 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