Brass Tinder box engraved 'Modern Prophecy'
- Made:
- circa 1830 in United Kingdom
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One tinder box. In brass. Engraving on lid: "Modern Prophecy". Winged boatlike machine in sky; moon; house top. c1830 in manner of contemporary March of Intellect prints satirising the progress of steam power. 4" x 2 1/2" x 1/2" deep. 10.5x6.5x1cm.
Details
- Category:
- Penn-Gaskell Collection
- Object Number:
- 1950-313/3
- Materials:
- brass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 10 mm x 105 mm x 65 mm,
- type:
- tinder box
- credit:
- Penn-Gaskell Collection
