Tinder box made from cow horn with fixed steel. For associated tinder see [1938.35.782 .2] [EH [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tinder box made from cow horn with fixed steel. For associated tinder see [1938.35.782 .2] [EH [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Long description: Tinder box, made from cow horn, with steel attached to one side and the tip. Hinged brass lid covering the opening at the wide end of the horn, incised with the initials J.H.K.A. and a looped pattern. The horn is incised on one side with crosshatched lines. [EH [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Geographical reference: Norway
Europe > Northern Europe > Norway
Cultural groups: Norwegian
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1889
Date collected: 1889
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Cattle Horn Animal, Material Steel Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Inscribed, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Depth: max 21 mm, Width: max 62 mm, Length: max 104 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.782.1 Other numbers: 1494

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