Tinder-tube (length 2 5/8 ins) of iron; cap and flint both secured by small chains

Tinder-tube (length 2 5/8 ins) of iron; cap and flint both

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Tinder-tube (length 2 5/8 ins) of iron; cap and flint both
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Tinder-tube (length 2 5/8 ins) of iron; cap and flint both secured by small chains; plain and without decoration; probably made in France, but collected in 1905 at Nauplia, Greece.

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Category:
Firemaking
Object Number:
1937-682/1201
type:
tinder tube
credit:
Wilkinson Sword Ltd.