Tinder-horn (length 6 3/4 ins)

PART OF:
Bryant and May collection of fire-making appliances.
Made:
Bow and Bow and
Tinder-horn (length 6 3/4 ins), of bullock's horn

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Tinder-horn (length 6 3/4 ins), of bullock's horn
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Tinder-horn (length 6 3/4 ins), of bullock's horn, with narrow silver band near point; a wooden plug secured to point by a string; contains steel (much worn) of type usual in England and powdered charcoal-tinder formed from the very-light flower-stem of the "Aloe" (Agave americana). Jamaica. West Indies.

Details

Category:
Firemaking
Object Number:
1937-682/811
type:
tinder-box
credit:
Wilkinson Sword Ltd.