Image
Category
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Date
Fire-piston, Philippine Islands

Fire-piston, Philippine Islands

Tinder pistol, England

Tinder pistol, England

1801-1899

Mechang pouch (chuckmuck), Tibet

Mechang pouch (chuckmuck), Tibet

Leaflet of white paper advertising Samuel Jones's Lucifer Matches

Leaflet of white paper advertising Samuel Jones's Lucifer Matches

Match box, Bryant and May Wax Vestas

Match box, Bryant and May Wax Vestas

Box of "Pilot" Safety-matches; on top

Box of "Pilot" Safety-matches; on top

A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type

A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type

Fire-piston with cylinder of brass and piston of steel

Fire-piston with cylinder of brass and piston of steel

Tinder-tube

Tinder-tube

Fire-piston

Fire-piston

Promethean match

Promethean match

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

Fire-piston contained in a walking stick

Fire-piston contained in a walking stick

Tinder made of agave flower stalk

Tinder made of agave flower stalk

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-pistol combined with alarm clock, Austria

Tinder-pistol combined with alarm clock, Austria

1701-1799

Pocket Tinder Box

Pocket Tinder Box

Iron mortar and pestle

Iron mortar and pestle

Wooden tinder box, Norway

Wooden tinder box, Norway

Tinder-horn (length 5 ins)

Tinder-horn (length 5 ins)

Fire stone and striker, Norway

Fire stone and striker, Norway

Persian fire-steel

Persian fire-steel

Matchbox containing S Jone's Lucifers

Matchbox containing S Jone's Lucifers

"The Matchhog" pull matches

"The Matchhog" pull matches

Cardboard box, Bryabt and May Wax Vestas

Cardboard box, Bryabt and May Wax Vestas

Tinder-tube (length 2 ins) of thick brass

Tinder-tube (length 2 ins) of thick brass

Instantaneous Light Box (height 3 ins)

Instantaneous Light Box (height 3 ins)

Match-box

Match-box

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

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

Thong fire-drill and hearth, Port Clarence, Alaska

Thong fire-drill and hearth, Port Clarence, Alaska

Fire steel

Fire steel

Carton, "Allumettes au "Phosphore amorphe" matches

Carton, "Allumettes au "Phosphore amorphe" matches

Fire Steel

Fire Steel

One of several boxes of "Swan" White-Pine Vestas

One of several boxes of "Swan" White-Pine Vestas

Box of Wax Vestas, Safety type, about 1870.

Box of Wax Vestas, Safety type, about 1870.

Match-box (57 x 40 mm) of cardboard; cylindrical

Match-box (57 x 40 mm) of cardboard; cylindrical

Fire-steel with hand-hold in form of a hound

Fire-steel with hand-hold in form of a hound

Fire-drill and hearth

Fire-drill and hearth

Armadillo-tail Tinder-tube (length 3 ins)

Armadillo-tail Tinder-tube (length 3 ins)

Instantaneous Light Box

Instantaneous Light Box

Fire-piston (length 3 ins); cylinder of turned horn

Fire-piston (length 3 ins); cylinder of turned horn

Flint

Flint

Match-box (70 x 40 x 35 mm); bottom sanded in blue; on top

Match-box (70 x 40 x 35 mm); bottom sanded in blue; on top

Piece of the fungus

Piece of the fungus

Fire Steel, Scottish

Fire Steel, Scottish

Instantaneous Light Box. Wood

Instantaneous Light Box. Wood

Chuckmuck

Chuckmuck