Tinder box lid. Made from metal, it is circular and concave with ridges. Extending from the centre there is a cylindrical candle holder. To one side of the candle holder there is a perforation. There is a flat handle extending from one side of the lid. For the component parts see [.1 & .3] [SB [OPS Move] 24/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tinder box lid. Made from metal, it is circular and concave with ridges. Extending from the centre there is a cylindrical candle holder. To one side of the candle holder there is a perforation. There is a flat handle extending from one side of the lid. For the component parts see [.1 & .3] [SB [OPS Move] 24/3/2017]
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 1894
Date collected: By 1894
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Bent, Process Forged (Metal), Process Beaten, Process Soldered
Dimensions: Height: max 55 mm, Width: max 100 mm, Length: max 96 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1157.2 Other numbers: 1825
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]