[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
51/1230/1-3
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This tinderbox is made of tinned iron and has a turned wooden handle. It consists of a round container with a candle socket in the centre of the lid and contains a damper for extinguishing the tinder, but no flint or steel. Tinderboxes were used to create fire before matches.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 tinder box: metal; wood; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This tinder box is made of tinned iron. It is round in shape, with a candle nozzle in the centre of the lid, and a turned wooden handle. It contains a damper inside for extinguishing the tinder. // It measures 4 inches in diameter and the height is 3 inches including the candle nozzle. // See also 51/583.L', Victoria & Albert Museum No. M231, 1930.
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1775-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Late-eighteenth century
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- Height 75 mm
- Diameter 100 mm
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_695.tif - High resolution image
