[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
62/358/1-3
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
tinderbox consisting base, a lid, and removable space divide: metal
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
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.'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Mid-nineteenth century
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5446.tif - High resolution image
