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Id Number: DL.151436Catalog Number: 151436Accession Number: 23416
Object Name: tinderbox
Physical Description: brass (tinderbox; boxlock plates material)steel (firing mechanism; trigger guard; front left; handle on tinder storage door material)walnut (grip material)flint (gunflint material)leather (flint pad material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 6 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 10.16 cm x 15.5575 cm x 5.715 cm
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