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1938.35.678.3

Fire steel. Elongated piece of steel with flat, smooth surfaces and two tapered tangs curved over to form a handhold. [ILL [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

1938.35.678.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire steel. Elongated piece of steel with flat, smooth surfaces and two tapered tangs curved over to form a handhold. [ILL [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Long description
Fire steel. Elongated piece of steel with flat, smooth surfaces and two tapered tangs curved over to form a handhold. Please note that the cotton yarn tinder [1938.35.678 .4] is wrapped around the fire steel. [ILL [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Rajasthan
Person
Field collector Alfred Crowdy Lovett
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
July 1893
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Depth: max 27 mm, Width: max 32 mm, Length: max 73 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.678.3 Other numbers: 1360 a-e
Research and responses

This could be Alfred Crowdy Lovett, see biographies [AP 26/2/2002]

Search terms: Fire, Bag, Cordage, Narcotic, Fire Accessory, Tinder, Pipe

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