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1938.35.492

'Strike a light' flint, square with rounded, flattened lower edge. Medium brown in colour and semi transparent at the edges. [BS [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

1938.35.492

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Strike a light' flint, square with rounded, flattened lower edge. Medium brown in colour and semi transparent at the edges. [BS [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
1891
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Depth: max 13 mm, Width: max 39 mm, Length: max 49 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.492 Other numbers: 1175
Research and responses

OED online: Gun flint: [Flint] 2. a. This stone, or a fragment of it, with reference to its property of giving off sparks when struck with iron or steel. flint and steel: an apparatus consisting of a piece of each of these substances used for procuring fire by the ignition of tinder, touchwood, etc. [AP 02/10/2006]

Search terms: Fire, Trade, Fire Accessory

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