Antique Victorian solid silver vesta case, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1898 C.C Charles Arthur Cooke was born in 1860, the son of Joseph Cooke, a tailor from Mimm Street, Marylebone and his wife Ann. He entered marks at Goldsmiths Hall in 1888, 1898 and 1912 all comprising CC in a rectangle with a pellet between the initials.
 
Price is for Vesta Case only other items are illustration only please note advertised with another Vesta Case vesta case, or simply a “vesta”, is a small box made to house wax, or "strike anywhere", matches. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented the "wax vesta" in England. It consisted of a wax stem with embedded cotton threads and a tip of phosphorus.