Tinderbox

Item Information

Title:
Tinderbox
Description:
A: Holder B: Cover C: Damping disc D: Striker E: Flint Cylindrical form with fitted cover centering [?] a candle holder; base has strap finger hold; interior holds damping disc with flat ring handle, flint and "U"-shaped steel striker.
Date:
1800–1850
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
steel (alloy)
tin (metal)
boxes (containers)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Tin
Steel
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
3 1/4 in. (H) Diameter: 4 in.
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/2249
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.262A-E
Identifier:
2249