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Description: | inscription, engraving, initials, C.R.
Tinderbox resembling flintlock pistol with wooden body curving down to form handle, terminating in knob with brass plate and with inlaid brass scrolling and dots on top. The mechanism is exposed on one side of a steel casing, a trigger operates a hammer with a sharpened flint clamped in it, which forces open the lid of the pan holding the tinder. On the other side of the casing is a small candle socket and a compartment with a catch and knob and initials 'C.R.' engraved on door. On top of the steel casing is engraved decoration of scrolls and a galloping stag and underneath it a pair of steel legs are attached by a screw.
Material: metal, iron (steel)
Material: metal, copper alloy, brass
Material: wood | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.decorativeart&design.2763 |
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