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Rice Patent Squib Box | RICE PATENT SQUIB BOX - Tin blasting squib and match container with two compartments and reinforced divider, 7 in. long, 1 1/2 in. wide, 5/8 in. deep, patented by Charles H. Rice of Hazleton, PA as Pat. No. 863,447 on Aug. 13, 1907 (filed Feb. 2, 1907); called a squib box by the inventor, compartments can hold both squibs and matches; the reinforced divider results from soldering the two containers together on the longitudinal axis to create the main claim of the patent that the box is crushproof | Original Image |
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