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Pocket Type Match Safes - Social Movements RETURN TO POCKET TYPE PMSM-007 Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association, 1907   [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge   IMSA #: PMSM-007 Estimated Date: 1907 Country of Origin: USA Manufacturer: Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI Catalog No.: MDS Material: Sterling with gold interior wash. Markings: Bezel stamped "Sterling", "MDS", Gorham marks, plus "Pat. Applied For". Patent/Design No.: No Patent/Design Date: Marked "Pat. Applied For". Size (Inches): 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 Reverse: Plain Description and Comments: Front embossed with bust of George Washington plus "HMMBA 1907". Recessed striker on bottom. Initials stand for Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association founded by F. Willis Rice in 1879. This was a special order placed by HMMBA for their annual meeting. A total of 500 were made at a cost of $2.00 each. Submitted By: G. Sparacio