Fire steel from tinder box. Made from metal, it is a flat oval ring. For the component parts see [.1

Collection type: Object
Description: Fire steel from tinder box. Made from metal, it is a flat oval ring. For the component parts see [.1 - .2] [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 Steel Metal, Process Bent, Process Forged (Metal), Process Beaten
Dimensions: Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 91 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1157.3 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]

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