RARE MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RY MATCH SAFE
A buddy in the biz asked me to research this railroad item for him. What he has is a cast iron match safe from the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail Yard. It has a hinged lid and a match striker built into the front. 3 employee contact names at the St. Louis office are on the bottom of the item. This helps date the piece. Thos. C. Purdy was a VP and General Manager from 6/1892 to 6/1/1897 and D.(Darius) Miller was the Traffic Manager from 5/20/1893 to 9/1/1896, so, this would date the box from 1893 to 1896. A fairly rare item, it's desirable and has a decent value which I shared with my buddy.