Duchampian Salesman Sample Spring Hinge shadow box I have found a match

I have found a match of this set being sold only by an Asian antiques specialist (for more than 5x what I am selling them for)--the only difference being that that one includes a small tray in addition to the cigarette (or opium) box and match box here

He certainly seems to have been quite a sweet man

and held on tight with a little carved wooden bolt

It had been completed just two years earlier

3" tall x 2 7/8" in diameter

Duchampian Salesman Sample Spring Hinge shadow box I have found a matchI find this c. 1940s 50s salesman sample hinge very very Duchampian a "readymade" for sure, but the fact of it being a hinge making much more so: all about latent potential, tension, and the mechanics of activation, in this case the possibility of literally springing it open or snapping it closed. These are the things it makes me think about anyway! Plus just the word "hinge" and all it connotes. 6 3 8 x 2 5 8 x 1 7 8 d and in good condition, still