Piece of sulphur from a tinder box. For the other component parts see [1938.35.1121 .1 - 9] and [1938.35.1121 .11]. [CW [OPS Move] 30/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Piece of sulphur from a tinder box. For the other component parts see [1938.35.1121 .1 - 9] and [1938.35.1121 .11]. [CW [OPS Move] 30/3/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Oxfordshire
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1892
Date collected: 1892
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Sulphur
Dimensions: Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 15 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1121.10 Other numbers: 1788 a-k
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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