Tinder Box

Object number
97.13.8 A-E
Creator
Unknown
Date
18th century
Description
Round tin box with two covers. (A) top cover has a place in the center to hold a candle. (B) is the inside cover, the handle is unsoldered and the inside may have had a lining of some kind. (C) is the bottom of the box with charred linen and leather? Pieces inside. (D) and (E) are the flint and striker used with charred linen to start fire. The striker is quite worn from use. Flint and striker are inside the box. A used white candle can also be found in the box. Paper tag with it read 'W.L.H. house, Gift Of Miss Ada Crandall'.
Materials
tin
Credit Line
Gift of Ada Crandall
Object Type
tinder boxes
Subjects
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
Related People & Organizations
Crandall, Ada (associated)