Fire steel from tinder box. Made from metal which is sub-rectangular in shape with one curved edge. There is a curved piece of metal extending from one side which is curled at the tip. For the component parts see [.1 & .3

Collection type: Object
Description: Fire steel from tinder box. Made from metal which is sub-rectangular in shape with one curved edge. There is a curved piece of metal extending from one side which is curled at the tip. For the component parts see [.1 & .3 - .5] [SB [OPS Move] 29/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Sweden
Europe > Northern Europe > Sweden; Stockholm
Cultural groups: Swedish
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1897
Date collected: By 1897
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Steel Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 34 mm, Length: max 103 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1131.2 Other numbers: 1798 a-d

Search terms: Fire, Box, Fire Accessory, Tinder

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