Object number
56/324/1-5
Description
This tinderbox was found in a bricked up chimney when a cottage in Mortimer West End, Hampshire, was modernised about 1900. The box is round, with a handle at the side. It contains flint, steel and tinder, and there is a damper but no lid.
Physical description
tinder box: metal?
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This tinder box was found in a bricket up chimney when a cottage in Mortimer was modernised about 1900 by Edwin Merrick, a builder. The box is round measuring 4 inches in diameter and 1 1/4 inches in height. It has a handle at the side. The box contains flint, steel and tinder. There is a damper but no lid.'
Production date
1900
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Associated subject
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1581.tif - High resolution image
