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Title: [One of] Two Tinder-boxes (lengths 1 5/8 in); both rectangul [Go to resource]
Description: [One of] Two Tinder-boxes (lengths 1 5/8 in); both rectangular, of thin brass, gilt, decoratively stamped with fine corrugations; steel on back; both lid and bottom in each formed of mother-of-pearl. [One of 34 examples (nos. 730-763) ... of various shapes and materials. All are of iron unless otherwise described. Some are plain, but most are more-or-less elegant, both in shape and decoration. All are probably European.] License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Source: Science Museum Identifier: 1937-682/738 Go to resource More Like this...
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