Splint

Object/Artifact

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Wilson Museum

Name/Title

Splint

Entry/Object ID

w04422

Description

HL / w04422 / PH Splints - early matches. Gift of Mrs. Ernest Southard. Sulphur tipped splints of wood "spunks." Sparks from blow of flint on steel were caught in tinder - ignited sulphur tip. Matches used after 1833.