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1938.35.869

Flintlock tinder lighter. [PRA [OPS move] 14/9/2017]


1938.35.869

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flintlock tinder lighter. [PRA [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Long description
Flintlock tinder lighter, made of brass. It consists of a rectangular section with an elongated clip attached to one side [trigger] and a suspension ring on the other. Joined to a cylindrical tinder container. Both the frizzen [flat steel] and hammer [curved clamp] are exposed. With black tinder included inside. [PRA [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Neil Gordon Munro
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Material Plant Fibre, Process Burnt, Process Cast, Process Jointed, Process Clamped
Dimensions
Height: max 36 mm, Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 58 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.869 Other numbers: 1581

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

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