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Tinder-box (length 1 7/8 in) of silver; rectangular, with st Collection: SCM - Firemaking |
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Description: Tinder-box (length 1 7/8 in) of silver; rectangular, with steel on back; an embossed interwoven pattern covers whole surface; bears the Birmingham hall-mark of 1835. England. [One of 34 examples (nos. 730-763) ... of various shapes and materials. All are of iron unless otherwise described. Some are plain, but most are more-or-less elegant, both in shape and decoration. All are probably European.] Credit Line: Wilkinson Sword Ltd. |
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| Dynamical model of the acetylene molecule (housed in its own model - representation | |
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| Bryant and May Limited 1844-1927, manufacturer of matches, English; British | |
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