Mechanism from a pistol tinder box. Iron. There is no obvious trigger, and the striking plate is horizontal and part of the tinder pan. On one side there is a large circle through which a squared axle passes. Just next to it is the head of a ?nut or lug which has been incised with radiating lines. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/07/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Mechanism from a pistol tinder box. Iron. There is no obvious trigger, and the striking plate is horizontal and part of the tinder pan. On one side there is a large circle through which a squared axle passes. Just next to it is the head of a ?nut or lug which has been incised with radiating lines. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/07/2016]
Geographical reference
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Jointed, Process Bent
Dimensions: Height: max 104 mm, Width: max 57 mm, Length: max 274 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1114 Other numbers: 1781

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