Metal tinder box lid. Oval shaped metal lid with traces of black ?paint and round glass lens set into the centre. The box associated with this lid is 1938.35.1166 .1 and the lens cover is .3. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/07/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Metal tinder box lid. Oval shaped metal lid with traces of black ?paint and round glass lens set into the centre. The box associated with this lid is 1938.35.1166 .1 and the lens cover is .3. [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 Shropshire
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: 1750-1800
Date collected: By 1896
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Glass, Process Ground
Dimensions: Height: max 16 mm, Width: max 82 mm, Length: max 106 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1166.2 Other numbers: 1834
Research and responses: A burning-glass is a lens, by which the rays of the sun may be concentrated on an object, so as to burn it if combustible. [Oxford English Dictionary Online] [CF 5/2/2001]

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