Fire Kindler Patent Model

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Date Made: 1873Patent Date: 1873-09-23

Location: Currently not on view

Place Patented: United States: Mississippi, Corinth

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.329551Catalog Number: 329551Accession Number: 88881Patent Number: 143048

Object Name: Fire Kindlerkindler, fireOther Terms: Fire Kindler; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: clay (torch bulb material)asbestos (torch bulb material)furnace slag (torch bulb material)wire, iron (handle material)Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 22.225 cm x 2.8575 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a987-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1460804

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