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Box containing five pieces of amadou fungus tinder

1801-1900

Paper envelope containing a small pile of dried grass and feather tinder

1801-1900

Envelope containing pieces of silk floss tinder

1801-1880

Tinder contained in phial with stopper

1891

Tinder-pouch of bright red leather

before 1937

Piece of amadou tinder covered in fine brown powder enclosed in circular metal box with glass lid top

1801-1900

Paper envelope containing small quantity of silk floss tinder

1750-1880
String firebag, containing pipe, stone, tinder and steel, from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

String firebag

1850-1920
Tinder made of charred silk. Japan.

Tinder made of charred silk. Japan.

Piece of amadou tinder resembling chamois leather with one rough side, English, 19th century

Piece of amadou tinder resembling chamois leather with one rough side

1801-1900
Series of specimens of the down of plants, used commonly as tinder, shown enclosed in nine glass specimen-tubes and boxes, from various countries.

Specimens of tinder

Circular amadou discs, hole through centre, round the hole is inflaming mixture, for tinder used in amorce lighter, probably, French, 1870-1920

Circular amadou discs

1870-1920
Cloth firebag containing steel, flint and tinder, from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Cloth firebag containing steel

1850-1920
Plant-Down tinder, part of Hildburgh Collection of illuminating and fire making devices, collected by Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh, F.S.A, London, England, 1910-1950

Plant down tinder

1910-1950
Two large pieces of amadou, a treated fungus, mainly used for tinder stopping haemorrhages mounted on card, European, 1900-1937

Two large pieces of amadou

1900-1937
Roll of paper tinder(?) with stamped with pattern consisting of bands of chevrons. English(?) 19th century

Roll of paper tinder(?) with stamped with pattern

1801-1900