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Fire-piston, Philippine Islands

Fire-piston, Philippine Islands

Bryant and May collection of fire-making appliances.

Bryant and May collection of fire-making appliances.

1861-1979

Tinder pistol, England

Tinder pistol, England

1801-1899

Ronson "Typhoon" petrol lighter

Ronson "Typhoon" petrol lighter

Mechang pouch (chuckmuck), Tibet

Mechang pouch (chuckmuck), Tibet

Amorce cap lighter

Amorce cap lighter

IMCO "Mini Fox" petrol lighter

IMCO "Mini Fox" petrol lighter

"Poppell" refillable gas lighter

"Poppell" refillable gas lighter

Fumalux FL400 electric pocket lighter

Fumalux FL400 electric pocket lighter

"DLI" flintless

"DLI" flintless

Box of "Pilot" Safety-matches; on top

Box of "Pilot" Safety-matches; on top

Leaflet of white paper advertising Samuel Jones's Lucifer Matches

Leaflet of white paper advertising Samuel Jones's Lucifer Matches

Promethean matches in original tin

Promethean matches in original tin

Match box, Bryant and May Wax Vestas

Match box, Bryant and May Wax Vestas

Rectangular tinder box

Rectangular tinder box

Ethereal Match or Philosophic Taper

Ethereal Match or Philosophic Taper

1790

A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type

A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type

Tinder Box, Japanese, Brass

Tinder Box, Japanese, Brass

Two sheets of amadou or "German tinder"

Two sheets of amadou or "German tinder"

Match box, Superior Congreve Matches

Match box, Superior Congreve Matches

Box of Bryant and May's strike-anywhere "Harlequin Matches"

Box of Bryant and May's strike-anywhere "Harlequin Matches"

Fire-piston contained in a walking stick

Fire-piston contained in a walking stick

Tinder-tube

Tinder-tube

Fire-piston with cylinder of brass and piston of steel

Fire-piston with cylinder of brass and piston of steel

Fire-piston

Fire-piston

Promethean match

Promethean match

Tinder-pistol combined with alarm clock, Austria

Tinder-pistol combined with alarm clock, Austria

1701-1799

Box of Superior Congreve Matches

Box of Superior Congreve Matches

Wheel-lock Tinder-box in form of a small case

Wheel-lock Tinder-box in form of a small case

Tinder made of agave flower stalk

Tinder made of agave flower stalk

Ronson lighter

Ronson lighter

Flintlock pistol lighter

Flintlock pistol lighter

1701-1800

Wooden tinder box, Norway

Wooden tinder box, Norway

Persian fire-steel

Persian fire-steel

Thong fire-drill and hearth, Port Clarence, Alaska

Thong fire-drill and hearth, Port Clarence, Alaska

Pocket Tinder Box

Pocket Tinder Box

Fire stone and striker, Norway

Fire stone and striker, Norway

Tinder-horn (length 5 ins)

Tinder-horn (length 5 ins)

Butane gas refill canister for Ronson butane lighter

Butane gas refill canister for Ronson butane lighter

1958

Windproof

Windproof

circa 1968

Iron mortar and pestle

Iron mortar and pestle

Matchbox containing S Jone's Lucifers

Matchbox containing S Jone's Lucifers

"The Matchhog" pull matches

"The Matchhog" pull matches

Malayan fire piston, made from buffalo horn

Malayan fire piston, made from buffalo horn

Fire steel

Fire steel

Photograph of two Maori people using a fire-plough, Aotearoa, New Zealand

Photograph of two Maori people using a fire-plough, Aotearoa, New Zealand

Clarke's patent electric gas lighter

Clarke's patent electric gas lighter

1880

Vesta temple fire-making device

Vesta temple fire-making device

1807

Cardboard box, Bryabt and May Wax Vestas

Cardboard box, Bryabt and May Wax Vestas

Instantaneous Light Box (height 3 ins)

Instantaneous Light Box (height 3 ins)