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LOT 1871

Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group

CIRCA 15TH-18TH CENTURIES A.D.

2 - 2 3/8 in. (148 grams total, 52-62 mm).

Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. similar specimens in PAS, LON-6357F6,LON71B542, from London in Leahy, K. and Lewis, M., Finds Identified, London, 2020, p.155.

Footnotes

Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled.

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LOT 1871

Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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