Brass Tinder box engraved 'Progress of Steam'
- Made:
- circa 1830 in United Kingdom
One tinder box. In brass. Engraving on lid: "Progress of Steam", a machine with wings over hills. Raised platform for starting, with ladder. c1830 in manner of contemporary March of Intellect prints satirising the progress of steam power. 3 3/4" x 3" x 3/4" deep. 9.5x8x2cm
Details
- Category:
- Penn-Gaskell Collection
- Object Number:
- 1950-313/2
- Materials:
- brass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 20 mm x 95 mm x 80 mm,
- type:
- tinder box
- credit:
- Penn-Gaskell Collection