A Match (2 5/8 x 1/5 x 1/10 ins) of lime-wood (?),
- Made:
- Bow
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A Match (2 5/8 x 1/5 x 1/10 ins) of lime-wood (?), hand-split; head of red sulphide of antimony; not sulphur-dipped; possibly one of Walker's "friction-lights", but its history unknown; date probably about 1827. England.
Details
- Category:
- Firemaking
- Object Number:
- 1937-682/1443
- type:
- matches
- credit:
- Wilkinson Sword Ltd.
