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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 10053702, member: 76316&quot;]Originally, an&#039; for ~10 years after I got these in an odd-lot auction, they were completely sealed in thin, tinned-both-sides sheet steel with nicely soldered seams...but without any markings. I could faintly hear the rattle within, but hadn&#039;t a clue what the contents could be. I finally succumbed to my growing curiously an&#039; carefully stripped the sheetmetal from this package. I then tried to elicit age an&#039; other pertinent information from Diamond Match, without so much as an acknowledgement from their corporate HQ.</p><p>I have no idea whether these were for civil or military emergency use, but make the comfortable assumption of life-boat supplies based on the method used to ensure protection from moisture. There are 12 small packages of matches inside; the color of the wrap in pic 2 is only slightly faded from when opened...the other surfaces have not been exposed to sunlight, only photons from ordinary (incandescent Tungsten) lightbulbs, an&#039; are quite faded as a result.</p><p>I suppose there&#039;s a market for them, just as is...but they cannot be shipped by any means I&#039;m aware of...an&#039; if they were, the cost would probably be prohibitive. I offer them here on the off chance that some of you folks might be familiar with the American Clipper brand...or life-boat supplies. Thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]504835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]504836[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]504837[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]504838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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