Marbles Gladstone Michigan Match Safe

Marble arms manufacturing company of gladstone michigan began in 1892 with the invention and manufacture of the marble universal rifle sight by webster l.

Marbles gladstone michigan match safe.

He arrived in gladstone michigan around the same time as the town was founded in 1887. Vintage marbles water proof match safe holder container gladstone michigan. Ending sep 13 at 8 14am pdt 11h 49m. Waterproof nikel plated brass construction.

Although their use of pinned stag slabs are second to none they are most known for popularizing stacked leather washers in the handles. Vintage marbles match safe gladstone michigan nice cross collectible pat d 1900. Marble gained an appreciation for the outdoors as a timber cruiser and surveyor. Some of those items have been passed down from several generations.

Marbles match safe in collectible match holders match safe antique match safe match safe vesta indiana collectible match holders. 4 00 shipping. Mar 4 2010 15. The blade was stamped marbles gladstone michigan.

It is a water proof match safe. Van cleve of escanaba michigan shared patent rights on some of the early patents applied for by webster l. 2 metal waterproof match safe holders boy scouts marble s gladstone pat 1900. I have called a few retailers and am on the hunt for some of the old stock.

As a young man in northern michigan webster l. Five years later he developed his first invention a folding pocket axe. It has a patent number on it. In michigan deer camps lots of the original marbles knives and even some pin on compasses gun cleaning kits and match safes.

Marbles knives match safe waterproof stainless 2 63 150c. Marbles knives were made in gladstone michigan starting in the late 1890 s. Marble came to michigan s upper peninsula in the early 1890 s and quickly gained the reputation of being one of the region s finest timer cruisers. The roots of this industry can be traced to when webster marble began his career as a timber cruiser and surveyor.

It has just light wear. His uncanny ability to look at a specific forest acreage and predict the board foot yield made him very popular with the many logging companies in the area. Ending saturday at 11 26am pdt 6d 2h. Marbles match safe pocket match box water proof case free shipping usa.