Date Made: 1800 - 1850
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: Europe
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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: DL.377261Catalog Number: 377261Accession Number: 136485
Object Name: tinderboxOther Terms: Tinder Box; Fire Making Apparatus
Physical Description: tinned sheet iron (box, damper material)iron, wire (hinges material)iron, wrought (firesteel material)Measurements: overall, box: 2 1/8 in x 4 7/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 12.3825 cm x 9.525 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-52c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_307770
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