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Tinder-pouch of bright red leather

before 1937

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

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

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

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

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

String firebag

1850-1920

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

Tinder made of charred silk. Japan.

Tinder made of charred silk. Japan.

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

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

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

Cloth firebag containing steel

1850-1920