Firesteel

Date Made: 1650 - 175017th centuryAssociated Date: 1924

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: SpainAssociated Place: France: Île-de-France, Paris

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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.376163Catalog Number: 376163Accession Number: 136485

Object Name: firesteelOther Terms: Fire-Steel; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: steel (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; .3175 cm x 5.715 cm x 4.1275 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d9c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1460597

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