Firesteel

Date Acquired: 1924

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, ParisPlace Acquired: France: Île-de-France, Paris

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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.376209Catalog Number: 376209Accession Number: 136485

Object Name: firesteelOther Terms: Fire-Steel; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1/8 in x 4 in x 2 3/8 in; .3175 cm x 10.16 cm x 6.0325 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-f8d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_317936

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