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1938.35.41.1

Wooden hearth from fire-making apparatus consisting of a rectangular wooden block, with a metal alloy hook on one of the longer sides and a fire hole on the reverse. [AFS [OPS move] 26/11/2018]

1938.35.41.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden hearth from fire-making apparatus consisting of a rectangular wooden block, with a metal alloy hook on one of the longer sides and a fire hole on the reverse. [AFS [OPS move] 26/11/2018]
Long description
Wooden hearth from fire-making apparatus consisting of a rectangular wooden block, with a metal alloy hook on one of the longer sides and a fire hole on the reverse. Two fire-drills have been bound to the hearth with hemp twine. [AFS [OPS move] 26/11/2018]
Geographical reference
Switzerland
Europe > Western Europe > Switzerland
Neuchâtel canton
Cultural groups
Swiss
Person
Field collector Alfred Godet
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: 1890?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1939 Probably circa 1890
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Hemp Bast Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Bound, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 78 mm, Length: max 244 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.41.1 Other numbers: 721 a

Search terms: Fire, Writing, Toy and Game, Fire Accessory, Inscription, Toy

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