Small metal tinder box with steel incorporated round rim

Small metal tinder box with steel incorporated round rim

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Small metal tinder box with steel incorporated round rim
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Small metal tinder box with steel incorporated round rim, hinged lid with small flint and yellow cloth wick inside, English(?) 1820-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655307
Materials:
metal, steel, quartz, cord and cloth, wick
Measurements:
height 15 mm
with steel: length 46 mm
with steel: width 36 mm
flint: length 24 mm
flint: width 16 mm
flint: thickness 3 mm
wick: length 110 mm
wick: diameter 14 mm
type:
tinder boxes