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Columbus Model 25

Columbus Vending Company, Columbus, OH, c. 1928, 12 ¹/₂". This is a solid match vendor that's not rare, but it's not as common as its immediate successor the Model 36. It's a 2-column vendor with a cast iron base and lid and a sheet metal body. It replaced the Model 30, which I consider rare, so it seems that Columbus match vendors got more common with each successive model.

The example above is 100% original. It's missing almost all of the nickel plating on the side of the base, but it has (in my opinion) a great overall old look.