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1940.4.42.2

Metal box lid. Round with expanded top and a cylindrical candle socket set in the centre. There are two ridges just below the upper rim of the candle socket. The box associated with this lid is 1940.4.42 .1. The other objects in this set are a damper [.3] and some tinder [.4]. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/07/2016]


1940.4.42.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Metal box lid. Round with expanded top and a cylindrical candle socket set in the centre. There are two ridges just below the upper rim of the candle socket. The box associated with this lid is 1940.4.42 .1. The other objects in this set are a damper [.3] and some tinder [.4]. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/07/2016]
Geographical reference
England Cotswolds [Cotswold Hills] Gloucestershire or Oxfordshire
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Mrs Grisewood
PRM source Mrs Grisewood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Varnish, Process Soldered, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 108 mm, Height: max 54 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.4.42.2

Search terms: Fire, Lighting, Box, Fire Accessory, Lid, Candlestick