Tinderbox

Date Made: 17th - 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: FranceUnited Kingdom: England

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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.376811Catalog Number: 376811Accession Number: 136485

Object Name: tinderboxOther Terms: Tinder Box; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: iron, wrought (box material)wire, iron (hinge pin material)fiber (tinder material)Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 6.35 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-01ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_308540

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