Tinder box lid. For the base see [1938.35.796 .1] [BS [OPS move] 17/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tinder box lid. For the base see [1938.35.796 .1] [BS [OPS move] 17/8/2017]
Long description: Tinder box lid. Slightly curved, rectangular piece of brass with incised zig zag border and two larger zig zag bands along the length. Iron peg is affixed to the centre of the reverse of the brass strip. Slides onto base. For the base see [1938.35.796 .1] [BS [OPS move] 17/8/2017]
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 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Steel Metal, Process Incised
Dimensions: Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 27 mm, Length: max 57 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.796.2 Other numbers: 1508
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]