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1938.35.591

Fire steel, with rectangular bottom section and striking edge curving upwards at one end. S-shaped handle with curved terminal. [EH [OPS move] 6/9/2017]

1938.35.591

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire steel, with rectangular bottom section and striking edge curving upwards at one end. S-shaped handle with curved terminal. [EH [OPS move] 6/9/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Depth: max 6 mm, Width: max 68 mm, Length: max 76 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.591 Other numbers: 1273
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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