Box containing five pieces of amadou fungus tinder

Made:: 1801-1900 in England

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Box containing five pieces of amadou fungus tinder
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Box containing five pieces of amadou fungus tinder, various shapes and sizes resemble pieces of chamois leather, England, 19th century

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Category:: Smoking

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A655290

Materials:: amadou and box, cardboard

type:: tinder

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Box containing five pieces of amadou fungus tinder

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