match striker

Antique ceramic ball shaped match striker and holder by Macintyre & Co, Burslem, England. The ball has stippled brown clay on the outside which acts as the match striker, the bowl inside where the matches sat is a cream porcelain and there is a silver rim to the bowl. On the front of the item is a cream ceramic crest with the Norfolk Regiment crest transfer on. Under Britannia is an orange and yellow banner saying The Norfolk Regiment. antique ceramic ball shaped match striker and holder by Macintyre & Co, Burslem, England. Antique ceramic ball shaped match striker and holder made by Macintyre & Co. in Burselm, England. The main part of the outside of the ball is a stippled brown ceramic which matches could be struck against, the inside is a smooth porcelain bowl, this bowl has a ridged ceramic rim. Stuck to the front of the stricker is a smooth, cream coloured, porcelain shield that has a version of the Norfolk Regiment badge on it and under the Britannia a banner saying The Norfolk Regiment.