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

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

Match box, Bryant and May Wax Vestas

Match box, Bryant and May Wax Vestas

Tinder Box, Japanese, Brass

Tinder Box, Japanese, Brass

A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type

A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type

Two sheets of amadou or "German tinder"

Two sheets of amadou or "German tinder"

Fire-piston with cylinder of brass and piston of steel

Fire-piston with cylinder of brass and piston of steel

Fire-piston

Fire-piston

Match box, Superior Congreve Matches

Match box, Superior Congreve Matches

Tinder-pistol combined with alarm clock, Austria

Tinder-pistol combined with alarm clock, Austria

1701-1799

Fire-piston contained in a walking stick

Fire-piston contained in a walking stick

Tinder-tube

Tinder-tube

Promethean match

Promethean match

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

Wooden tinder box, Norway

Wooden tinder box, Norway

Pocket Tinder Box

Pocket Tinder Box

Persian fire-steel

Persian fire-steel

Tinder-horn (length 5 ins)

Tinder-horn (length 5 ins)

Thong fire-drill and hearth, Port Clarence, Alaska

Thong fire-drill and hearth, Port Clarence, Alaska

Fire stone and striker, Norway

Fire stone and striker, Norway

Matchbox containing S Jone's Lucifers

Matchbox containing S Jone's Lucifers

Iron mortar and pestle

Iron mortar and pestle

"The Matchhog" pull matches

"The Matchhog" pull matches

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

Tinder Box of Iron

Tinder Box of Iron

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)

Tinder-tube (length 2 ins) of thick brass

Tinder-tube (length 2 ins) of thick brass

Match-box

Match-box

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

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

Chuckmuck

Chuckmuck

Carton, "Allumettes au "Phosphore amorphe" matches

Carton, "Allumettes au "Phosphore amorphe" matches

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

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

Fire Steel

Fire Steel

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

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

Fire-drill and hearth

Fire-drill and hearth

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

Instantaneous Light Box. Wood

Instantaneous Light Box. Wood

Fire-steel forming back of a brass-handled pocket-knife (length 3 ins)

Fire-steel forming back of a brass-handled pocket-knife (length 3 ins)

Sulphur-matches (length 5 ins) of semi-fossilized wood

Sulphur-matches (length 5 ins) of semi-fossilized wood

Armadillo-tail Tinder-tube (length 3 ins)

Armadillo-tail Tinder-tube (length 3 ins)

Match box, Bryant and May Crown Matches

Match box, Bryant and May Crown Matches

Instantaneous Light Box

Instantaneous Light Box

Flint

Flint