Metal tinder box lid. Round expanded top with candle socket in the centre. Wax candle present in the candlestick. The box associated with this lid is [1938.35.1150 .1], and both are part of a set that includes a steel [1938.35.1150 .3], a damper [1938.35.1150 .4], and a flint [1938.35.1150 .5]. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/07/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Metal tinder box lid. Round expanded top with candle socket in the centre. Wax candle present in the candlestick. The box associated with this lid is [1938.35.1150 .1], and both are part of a set that includes a steel [1938.35.1150 .3], a damper [1938.35.1150 .4], and a flint [1938.35.1150 .5]. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/07/2016]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; 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 Tin Metal, Material White Metal, Material Wax, Material String, Process Soldered, Process Socketed, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Diameter: max 96 mm, Height: max 41 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1150.2 Other numbers: 1818 XII 16 [X II 16]
Research and responses: OED online: Steel: 8. As the name of various instruments made of steel. a. A piece of steel shaped for the purpose of striking fire with a flint. {dag}In a pistol or firelock, the piece of steel which is struck by the ‘cock’ carrying the flint. [AP 02/10/2006]

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