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This small circular tinderbox has three parts: a base, a lid, and removable space divider. It originally contained a flint and 2 steels. It was used by the Savage family, of Deal, Kent, in the mid-nineteenth century.

tinderbox consisting base, a lid, and removable space divide: metal

MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'TINDER BOX // see form', MERL Recording form – ‘Who used it // Mr Messer's father-in-law's parents, name was Savage (said to have been village wheelwrights) // When was it used // About mid-nineteenth century // Where was it used // Eastry, nr Deal, Kent.'

1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31

Mid-nineteenth century