Flintlock tinderpistol
| Description: |
Flintlock Tinder Lighter (so designated at Fork Museum). Stained wood pistol-grip handle attached by screws to brass trigger-and-flint mechanism. A round receptacle under the flint contains a flammable fibre. At the side of the nose of the gun there is a chamber for storage of flints. The door to this chamber is on a spring catch. Inside the door is a mark: TA under a crown (?). To one side of the nose is attached a tiny candle holder. The nose of the gun rests on trivet-shaped legs to form a tripod with the but of the gun. - # engraved on bottom of brass next to legs. - Nutting: a similar but much simpler sparker. VINTAGE: approved for our time period by the Jesters |
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| Contributor(s): |
Funding provided by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, administered by the Indiana State Library |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/CPTCPR/id/153 |
| Collection: |
Conner Prairie Traditional Craft - Preservation and Reproduction |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright – United States |
| Subjects: |
Decorative arts Metal-work Firemaking Tools |
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