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Post WWI Pre WWII Fort FT McHenry Brass Match Matchbook Holder - Baltimore MD
Post WWI Pre WWII Fort FT McHenry Brass Match Matchbook Holder - Baltimore MD
Post WWI Pre WWII Fort FT McHenry Brass Match Matchbook Holder - Baltimore MD
Post WWI Pre WWII Fort FT McHenry Brass Match Matchbook Holder - Baltimore MD
Post WWI Pre WWII Fort FT McHenry Brass Match Matchbook Holder - Baltimore MD

Post WWI Pre WWII Fort FT McHenry Brass Match Matchbook Holder - Baltimore MD

$ 6.33

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Condition: Used

    Description

    You are bidding on a 1920s thru 1939, Fort McHenry Brass Souvenir Matchbook Holder. The holder is used and is in good condition with signs of wear and age (tarnishing). The match book holder has a hinged cover that is in good working order and snaps shut.
    Fort
    McHenry
    was an American coastal pentagonal bastion fort located on
    Locust Point
    ,
    Maryland
    (now a suburb of
    Baltimore
    ). It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended
    Baltimore
    Harbor
    from an attack by the British Navy from the
    Chesapeake Bay
    on September 13–14, 1814. The American victory at Ft McHenry was the inspiration for Francis Scott Key to write the poem "
    Defense
    of Fort McHenry" which later was set to music and became "The Star-Spangled Banner". Mr Key wrote the poem after the battle when saw the American flag was still flying over that fort after the battle.
    Ft McHenry was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the
    U.S.
    armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925 and in 1939 was redesignated a "National Monument and Historic Shrine". Be sure to check out my other auctions for more military collectibles. Good luck and happy bidding!