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1938.35.724.1

Tinder bag with fixed steel from tinder set. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]

1938.35.724.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tinder bag with fixed steel from tinder set. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Long description
Tinder bag with fixed steel from tinder set. The tinder set comprises of tinder bag with fixed steel [.1], two pieces of flint [.2-.3], tinder [.4] and piece of flint [.5]. Leather tinder-pouch with fixed steel, brass handle, front and back edged with punch-marked brass and copper strips, flap with ornamental brass mounts in pierced openwork, secured with copper rivets [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Steel Metal, Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Metal, Process Riveted
Dimensions
Thick: max 16 mm, Width: max 72 mm, Length: max 99 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.724.1 Other numbers: 1436

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