Silver-painted iron match holder with portrait of U.S. Grant with two holes for wall mounting. Matches would be stored in opening in the top of Grant's head roughened area below head was used to light matches. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates match holder to the 1868 Presidential campaign.
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Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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