Antique Cast Iron Match Holder/Striker Turned Planter Box (Repair Needed)

This turn-of-the-century green-painted ornate cast iron box was designed as a match holder with striker on a little ledge jutting out in the front. We believe our grandparents reconfigured it into a small hanging planter at some point in time based on the rust pattern inside the holder. 
 
Note: We were unable to capture the exact color in photos. It is more teal green in the light and dark green in the shadows than shown in most of our photos.
 
Fun fact for the day: Antique match holders were used to store and dispense matches and were a common household item in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Matches were the primary means of lighting fires for warmth and cooking. Match holders kept large wooden matches tidy and accessible. They were often hung or placed in the kitchen near the stove or by the fireplace. Many antique match holders, particularly those made of cast iron, pottery, or glass, included a ridged or rough surface for striking a match to light it. Extra fun fact: During the late 1800s and early 1900s, businesses produced match holders with their logo or branding as a form of advertising. 
 
Today, hanging  match holders have been reimagined - used to store candle lighting materials or reconfigured as planters, key drop boxes, spice or toiletry organisers, even bird feeders.
 
Ours is broken, the ornate ‘headboard’ having detached from the body of the holder at some time and reconnected using a long twisty tie from which most of the paper surrounding the wire has come off. It only stays in place if mounted on a wall. See photos for alternative display ideas.
 
The interior of the holder and striker are rusty and in need of deep cleaning , if one was to use it to hold anything other than plants.
 
We don’t actually expect anyone to buy this but the eureka moment of what it actually is was something we wanted to share.
 
H 5 3/4” x L 5” x D 3 3/4”