Object number
54/23/1-4
Description
Tinderbox from Sussex, and is thought to date from the 18th C.. It has a detachable lid with a round candle holder in the middle.
This tinderbox originally came from Sussex, and is thought to date from the eighteenth century. It is made of tinned iron. It has a detachable lid with a round candle nozzle in the middle. Its handle is missing. It was formerly part of the collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Physical description
1 tinder box: tin; flint; steel
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10614.tif - High resolution image
