Tinder Wheel

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Bottom View

Bottom View

Name/Title

Tinder Wheel

Entry/Object ID

2016.6.24.1-3

Tags

Tools and Equipment

Description

Iron tool with compartment and slide closure. Flint and textile fragment in compartment. Iron wheel at one end of tool. Note with object, retained in accession file. Tool to start a fire with.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1780

Dimensions

Height

0.1 cm

Dimension Notes

.1: 14.5 L x 4.6 W; .2: 2.0 L x 2.5 W; .3: 2.7 L x 6.7 W

Update Date

April 22, 2024