Tinder box. [EH [OPS move] 7/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tinder box. [EH [OPS move] 7/9/2017]
Long description: Cylindrical copper tinder-box with brass lid with and loosely inlaid brass base. Brass chain connects the lid to the base. Body and lid of the box are decorated with incised lines. [EH [OPS move] 7/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Netherlands
Europe > Western Europe > Netherlands
Cultural groups: Dutch
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: 1939
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Copper Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Incised
Dimensions: Diameter: max 28 mm, Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.704 Other numbers: 1416

Search terms: Fire, Box, Fire Accessory, Tinder, Lid

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