Flint

fire tools

Name/Title

Flint

Entry/Object ID

1935.4.2a-c

Description

Leather wallet with an arrowhead-shaped flint and c-shaped iron striker.

Use

Used to start fires

Context

Owned by Jehiel Johns, the first settler of Huntington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1935.4

Source or Donor

Johns, Norman A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1786

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Flint

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firemaking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

5 in

Material

Leather, Iron, Flint

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johns, Jehiel

Related Places

Place

Town

Huntington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America