Object number
62/359
Description
This is a flint, used in conjunction with a steel to make sparks to start a fire. It was used by the Savage family, of Deal, Kent, in the mid-nineteenth century.
Physical description
1 flint: stone
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'FLINT // 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.'
Production date
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Production period
Mid-nineteenth century
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