Lid for tinder box with lens. Metal lid covered in black varnish. a circular lens is set in the centre of the lid with a ?brass rim. The top of the lid is decorated with a ?gilded foliate border. For the other components of this box see [1951.6.39 .1 & .3] [BS [OPS move] 17/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Lid for tinder box with lens. Metal lid covered in black varnish. a circular lens is set in the centre of the lid with a ?brass rim. The top of the lid is decorated with a ?gilded foliate border. For the other components of this box see [1951.6.39 .1 & .3] [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 Unknown Collector; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1951
Date collected: By 1951
Acquisition information: Donated: 1951
Materials and processes: Material Varnish, Material Glass, Material Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Varnished, Process Polished
Dimensions: Diameter: max 102 mm, Height: max 16 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1951.6.39.2 Other numbers: ?WHMM no. 20577

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