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1938.35.806

Pocket tinder tube. [PRA [OPS move] 5/9/2017]

1938.35.806

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pocket tinder tube. [PRA [OPS move] 5/9/2017]
Long description
Pocket tinder tube, consisting of a tube of metal serving as extinguisher with a conical stopper at one end, and a flat, oval ?fire steel clamped to its side. There is a length of yellow and brown cotton cord tinder passing through the tube, and a square-shaped flint, grey in colour with yellow striations, secured to the tube by a wire. [PRA [OPS move] 5/9/2017]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Cultural groups
French
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1915
Date collected
1915
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Flint Stone, Material Metal Wire, Material Nickel Metal, Process Clamped, Process Braided, Process Cast, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Depth: max 20 mm, Width: max 29 mm, Length: max 276 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.806 Other numbers: 1518

Search terms: Fire, Vessel, Fire Accessory, Tinder

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