The Pony Keepsake Matchbox -100 matches

Keepsake Matchbox, Pony

Watercolor horses on plum or chartreuse, with 100 matches inside.

Most matchboxes are packaging. This one is built like a miniature trinket box: sturdy paper and wood, 4.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches, made to be refilled and left out where you can see it. It holds 100 four-inch safety matches with a striker along the side, long enough for candles, a fireplace, or the back of a stubborn wick. It opens with a little intention, which is most of the pleasure of it. Over time it stops being about lighting a candle and becomes the ritual of reaching for something worth saving.

Watercolor horses prance across a rich plum or yellow-green ground, warm and cheerful and a little bit silly. We are especially fond of the playful pony. The deep color and the small details make it a good-looking thing to leave on a mantel, and it also comes in our picnic pattern. Made by Marlene Printhouse in the United States.

How To Use

• Strike along the side of the box, away from yourself.
• Keep it out where you'll use it. The pattern is meant to be seen.
• Refill it with four-inch matches when it's empty. The box will outlast many boxes of them.
• Store somewhere dry, and out of reach of children.

Key Features

Built to Be Refilled A sturdy paper and wood keepsake box, not disposable packaging.

Watercolor Pony Pattern Horses in watercolor on a rich plum ground.

100 Long Matches Four-inch safety matches, sized for candles and fireplaces.

Striker on the Side Built into the box, so nothing else is needed.

Made in the United States Printed and made by Marlene Printhouse.

Details

• Box dimensions: 4.5" x 6.5" x 1"
• Material: paper and wood
• Contains 100 four-inch safety matches
• Striker along the side of the box
• Refillable with four-inch matches
• Also available in the picnic pattern
• Made by Marlene Printhouse in the United States
• Keep dry and out of reach of children

Why We Chose It

We chose this because it takes something genuinely disposable and makes it worth keeping. The pattern is painted by hand, the box is built to be refilled, and the whole thing quietly argues that the small objects you reach for every day deserve as much care as the large ones.