Cloth firebag containing steel

Made:
1850-1920

Cloth firebag containing steel, flint and tinder, from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A20564
Materials:
cloth
type:
firebag, tinder, steel and flint
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Tube containing fluff

Tube containing fluff

Bamboo tube, containing cotton(?) fluff, scorched at one end

Measurements:
overall: 86 mm 26 mm,
Materials:
bamboo and cotton
Object Number:
A20564 Pt1
type:
tinder
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bar of steel

Bar of steel

Bar of steel

Measurements:
overall: 117 mm x 24 mm x 6 mm,
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A20564 Pt2
type:
steel
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Chunk of flint

Chunk of flint

Chunk of flint

Measurements:
overall: 39 mm x 20 mm x 12 mm,
Materials:
flint
Object Number:
A20564 Pt3
type:
flint
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Firebag for steel, flint and tinder

Firebag for steel, flint and tinder

Cloth firebag for steel, flint and tinder, from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
overall: 159 mm x 65 mm x 4 mm,
Materials:
complete and cloth
Object Number:
A20564 Pt4
type:
firebag
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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