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tinder box

Description

An early 19th century tin tinder box; round with lid and ring handle; steel, flint, rags and damper inside; nozzle on top of lid for holding candle; nozzle broken; surface rusty; label inside lid 'No. 21'. This description doen't match the irem exactly as there is no 'No 21' inside the lid.

  • Object number

    STRST : SBT 1993-31/364

  • Date

    1800 - 1825 (c.)

  • Material

    metal tin

  • Measurements

  • Height

    50 mm

  • Diameter

    115 mm

  • Credit line

    CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust