Rare 1882 J.A. Wright Indestructible Fire Kindler Papered Tin with Kindling Sticks vintage coffee mug with some chips to the

with some chips to the paint and knocks to the chin for sure

I would not have known their purpose had it not been explained to me by the owner of this shop

Plenty of toning

I have found mention of a Morning Star Stove Manufacturing Company established in 1918 in Grand Rapids Michigan

Rare 1882 J.A. Wright Indestructible Fire Kindler Papered Tin with Kindling Sticks vintage coffee mug with some chips to theI'm super into this tin (and its contents), which I have found no other example of out there, though I have found mention of the product (and a trade card matching the lithograph covering the tin) in a feature published by the Ephemera Society of America titled "Fire! Victorian Advertisers Capitalize on Danger." Here's a link. The c. 1880s tin (1882 patent) certainly shows plenty of wear and aging (almost as if having been through a fire itself!) but