Vintage Jurres, Barton & Co. Advertising Tin Matchbox Holder

This is a vintage wall-mounted tin matchbox holder used as a promotional advertising piece for 'Jurres, Barton & Co. Hardware,' located in Peotone, Illinois. The item is constructed from pressed tin with a light grey or sage enamel finish. The top features a decorative scalloped crest with a pre-drilled mounting hole. The central graphic depicts a pastoral scene of a windmill, a cottage, and a sailboat, rendered in a late 19th to early 20th-century lithographic style. Text below the image includes the company name and a two-digit telephone number ('Phone 41'), suggesting a date of manufacture from the early 1900s to the 1930s. The bottom of the holder is shaped to grip a standard safety matchbox; a box of 'Independence Safety Matches' is currently inside. Condition-wise, the piece shows authentic age-related wear, including minor paint loss, surface scratches, and small spots of oxidation/rust particularly around the edges and the matchbox holder lip. The lithographic transfer remains largely intact and legible, though slightly faded. The craftsmanship is typical of high-volume advertising premiums from the era, utilizing durable stamped metal intended for utilitarian kitchen or workshop use.