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1938.35.386

Retouched stone, dark grey flint stone. [MJD (Verve) 23/8/2017]

1938.35.386

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Collection type
Object
Description
Retouched stone, dark grey flint stone. [MJD (Verve) 23/8/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Alexander James Montgomerie Bell
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
By 1906
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Retouched, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length: max 44 mm, Length x Width: max 35 x 16 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.386 Other numbers: 1069
Research and responses

OED online: Gun flint: [Flint] 2. a. This stone, or a fragment of it, with reference to its property of giving off sparks when struck with iron or steel. flint and steel: an apparatus consisting of a piece of each of these substances used for procuring fire by the ignition of tinder, touchwood, etc. [AP 02/10/2006]

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