[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
51/583/1-4
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Tinderboxes were used to create fire before matches. This is a very common form of tinderbox and consists of a round brass box with a loose lid, a candle holder and handle which enable it to be used as a portable candlestick, a flint and a steel, but no tinder.
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1 tinder box: brass; round
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is an example of the most common form of tinder box. It is a round brass box with a loose lid, a candle holder in the centre and a handle at the side, which enable it to be used asa [sic] portable candlestick. It contains flint and steel, but no tinder. // Lindsay (Iron and brass implements of the English house) dates this type of tinder box as 18th Century.', No Lavinia Smith No. recorded., Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 75 // Tinder Box // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The catalogue description could also refer to 51/608/1-4)
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Eighteenth century
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_371.tif - High resolution image
