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Pocket Type Match Safes - Natural Sciences RETURN TO POCKET TYPE PMNS-017 Maple Leaf and Insect   [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge   IMSA #: PMNS-017 Estimated Date: 1900 Country of Origin: USA Manufacturer: Tiffany & Co., New York, NY Catalog No.: 1153, 5611 M 3789 2 Material: Sterling Markings: Bezel marked "Sterling", "1153 5611 M 3789 2" and "Tiffany & Co." Patent/Design No.: No Patent/Design Date: No Size (Inches): 2.50 x 1.34 Reverse: Hammered finish with maple leaf (Note the red dot is a pressure sensitive label that was added in the 1970's.) Description and Comments: Hammered finish with maple leaf and seed pod. Applied insect on lid as lift feature. Striker on bottom. Submitted By: From the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.