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1938.35.1894

Tinder box with wooden base and lid, and metal sides. Narrow oval in shape with straight sides, the lid is hinged at a short side and carved with a chevron border and hatched central band. [BS [OPS move] 10/8/2017]

1938.35.1894

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tinder box with wooden base and lid, and metal sides. Narrow oval in shape with straight sides, the lid is hinged at a short side and carved with a chevron border and hatched central band. [BS [OPS move] 10/8/2017]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions
Height: max 52 mm, Width: max 29 mm, Length: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.1894 Other numbers: 1393

Search terms: Fire, Box, Fire Accessory, Tinder