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1938.35.810

Strike a light with flint, cord and fire steel. [EH [OPS move] 7/9/2017]

1938.35.810

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Collection type
Object
Description
Strike a light with flint, cord and fire steel. [EH [OPS move] 7/9/2017]
Long description
Strike a light. Rectangular piece of yellowish brown flint with white patches mounted in a wire loop and attached to a thick piece of yellow cord with a pin passed through. This cord is knotted at one end and passes through a cylindrical metal tube. At the other end, there is a metal hook connected to a metal bead, which enables the cord to move inside the tube. An oval shaped fire steel is mounted to the metal tube, ornamented with a mount with a butterfly in repousee. [EH [OPS move] 7/9/2017]
Cultural groups
French
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
1895
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Flint Stone, Material Metal Wire, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Twisted, Process Polished, Process Riveted, Process Knotted, Process Woven, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 38 mm, Length: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.810 Other numbers: 1522

Search terms: Fire, Vessel, Fire Accessory, Tinder

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