Pocket Tinderbox

Name/Title

Pocket Tinderbox

Entry/Object ID

1941.24a-b

Description

Small wooden box with brass running along each side and a rounded metal blunt blade inserted on one edge. The box opens and shuts with a brass hinge. The included flint is smooth on one side and naturally shaped with a crest in center.

Context

Owned by the Woodbury family of Northfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1941.24

Source or Donor

Perry, Daniel Augustus

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tinderbox, Pocket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Wood, Brass, Flint

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America