Tinder Box

Date Made: 1888 - 1911Year Purchased: 1927

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Austria: Vienna state, ViennaPlace Purchased: Italy: Tuscany, Florence

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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.376861Catalog Number: 376861Accession Number: 136485

Object Name: box, tinder

Physical Description: silver (overall material)iron or steel (strike plate material)Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 1.905 cm x 6.985 cm x 4.7625 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-9993-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_318217

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