Null Typical purse tinderbox made of iron, leather, brass, silver and coral. Tib…

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Typical purse tinderbox made of iron, leather, brass, silver and coral. Tibet or Mongolia, 19th cent. . . .

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Typical purse tinderbox made of iron, leather, brass, silver and coral. Tibet or Mongolia, 19th cent. . . .

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AN ENGLISH BRASS-BODIED FLINTLOCK TINDER-LIGHTER WITH CANDLE-HOLDER, UNSIGNED, circa 1790, the larger than usual plain brass boxlock action with central cock and iron guarded trigger, deep oval tinder-pan, large rectangular storage or 'match' box below the pan with side-opening door, candlestick and circular drip-tray to the front left and slab-sided walnut butt, the brass fretwork feet to front with old repair.

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