2.75" tall silvered brass and with hinged lid on top and striker on bottom. Piece is wrapped in celluloid with front showing Uncle Sam with his hand upon a tall lightning rod with text below "The Security Lightning Rod Company." Tiny loss of one letter on the inscription and small spots of brown color off his one leg and a tiny area of the vertical rod. Tiny chip off upper left front edge. One side edge is missing majority of blue text but opposite side edge reads "The Best Is The Kind That Is Made At Burlington, Wisconsin; Beware Of Imitations." Reverse of the piece reads "Your Match Is Herein Found/But There Is No Match For Our Patented Water Connection For The Ground." This side has pair of tiny 1/8" cello splits by the hinged corner. Brass ends are missing a little silvering, mostly from the bottom. See following two lots related to lightning rods. VG. Early and rare.