Silver tinder box
Silver tinder box belonging to Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt (1870-1953). A small silver box with a hinged lid, a suspension ring at one end. The interior is divided into a large and small compartment. The narrow compartment has a hole at the end and a ridged wheel in the centre which can be rotated through the aperture in the lid. The lid is inscribed: 'G.R.A.G.
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0052 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Tinder box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | A. & J. Zimmerman Ltd |
| Date made: | 1901 |
| People: | Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, Guy Reginald Archer |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 mm x 70 mm x 40 mm |
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