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Pocket Type Match Safes - Western Themes RETURN TO POCKET TYPE PMW-004 Cowboy with Lariat   [+] Enlarge [+] Enlarge   IMSA #: PMW-004 Estimated Date: 1900 Country of Origin: USA Manufacturer: Shreve & Co., San Francisco, CA Catalog No.: 6601 Material: 14 k gold Markings: Bezel marked "14 k" and Shreve mark Patent/Design No.: No Patent/Design Date: No Size (Inches): 2.32 x 1.40 Reverse: Lariat around sides and back plus engraved initials. (Note, the red dot is a pressure sensitive label that was added in the 1970's. The black numbers at the bottom are museum acquisition numbers.) Description and Comments: Cowboy with lariat. Concave, ribbed striker on bottom. Submitted By: From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.