Marbles Gladstone Michigan Match Safe

It has a patent number on it.

Marbles gladstone michigan match safe.

Gladstone park hotel motel mickleham rd tullamarine ph 3383723 matchbook mk90 3 16. 2 metal waterproof match safe holders boy scouts marble s gladstone pat 1900. Marble came to michigan s upper peninsula in the early 1890 s and quickly gained the reputation of being one of the region s finest timer cruisers. Reproduced from the original 1900 patent.

Waterproof nikel plated brass construction. He arrived in gladstone michigan around the same time as the town was founded in 1887. Marble arms manufacturing company of gladstone michigan began in 1892 with the invention and manufacture of the marble universal rifle sight by webster l. As a young man in northern michigan webster l.

Vintage marbles match safe gladstone michigan nice cross collectible pat d 1900. The blade was stamped marbles gladstone michigan. Although their use of pinned stag slabs are second to none they are most known for popularizing stacked leather washers in the handles. Van cleve of escanaba michigan shared patent rights on some of the early patents applied for by webster l.

Marbles match safe pocket match box water proof case free shipping usa. I have called a few retailers and am on the hunt for some of the old stock. It is a water proof match safe. Five years later he developed his first invention a folding pocket axe.

Vintage marbles match safe holder gladstone michigan camping fishing hunting. Mar 4 2010 15. In michigan deer camps lots of the original marbles knives and even some pin on compasses gun cleaning kits and match safes. Ending saturday at 11 26am pdt 6d 2h.

His uncanny ability to look at a specific forest acreage and predict the board foot yield made him very popular with the many logging companies in the area. It has just light wear. Marbles knives were made in gladstone michigan starting in the late 1890 s. Marble gained an appreciation for the outdoors as a timber cruiser and surveyor.

Vintage marbles water proof match safe holder container gladstone michigan. The roots of this industry can be traced to when webster marble began his career as a timber cruiser and surveyor. Ending sep 13 at 8 14am pdt 11h 49m. Some of those items have been passed down from several generations.