Package of Tinderbox Flints

Date Made: ca 1840 - 1860Date Collected: 1898

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: FrancePlace Sold: GermanyUnited States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.207805Catalog Number: 207805Accession Number: 37210

Object Name: flints, package ofOther Terms: Flint, Package of; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: flint (flint material)paper, wove (wrapping, label material)jute (string material)cotton (string material)ink (label material)Measurements: overall: 3 1/4 in x 7 1/4 in x 5 5/8 in; 8.255 cm x 18.415 cm x 14.2875 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6ffa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_307756

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