Date Made: 1850 - 1900
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: France
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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: DL.376870Catalog Number: 376870Accession Number: 136485
Object Name: tube, tinderOther Terms: Lighter; Fire Making Apparatus
Physical Description: gilded white metal (tube, chain, cap material)wire, iron (hook material)cotton (tinder cord material)silk (tassel material)gold (tread wrapping material)Measurements: overall, extended: 1/2 in x 19 3/4 in x 5/8 in; 1.27 cm x 50.165 cm x 1.5875 cmoverall, coiled: 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 1.27 cm x 10.795 cm x 6.6675 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a057-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_307743
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