Set of sulphur matches ("spunks"). From a tinder box set. The matches are made from wood. Each match is flat with a pointed tip, the tips are coated in sulphur. The matches are joined at one end. For the tinder box see 1940.4.37 .1, steel see 1940.4.37 .2, and matches see 1940.4.37 .3

Collection type: Object
Description: Set of sulphur matches ("spunks"). From a tinder box set. The matches are made from wood. Each match is flat with a pointed tip, the tips are coated in sulphur. The matches are joined at one end. For the tinder box see 1940.4.37 .1, steel see 1940.4.37 .2, and matches see 1940.4.37 .3 - .13 [AB [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; 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 Wood Plant, Material Sulphur, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 11 mm, Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 190 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.4.37.6
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]