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Description: | Tinder-box (length 2 1/4 ins) of silver; rectangular, with corners and sides rounded, and steel on back; box curved to fit the waistcoat pocket; whole surface reeded; contains pistol-flint. Holland. [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: | 1937-682/758 | Go to resource |
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