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1933.90.11

Fire steel with looped handle. [El.B 10/12/2007]

1933.90.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire steel with looped handle. [El.B 10/12/2007]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal
Dimensions
Length: max 76 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.90.11
Research and responses

OED online: Steel: 8. As the name of various instruments made of steel. a. A piece of steel shaped for the purpose of striking fire with a flint. {dag}In a pistol or firelock, the piece of steel which is struck by the ‘cock’ carrying the flint. [AP 02/10/2006]

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory

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