Victorian Tinder Box and 'Strike a Light', 19th century.

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Victorian tinder box and 'strike a light' from the St Albans Museums teaching collection. One job a kitchen maid would have done was to light the fire in the kitchen range. The tinder box was filled with something dry, for example dry moss, and a flint was struck against the 'strike a light' to create a spark. This would fall on to the moss. The maid would blow the flame. The loose fitting lid of the tinder box was used to extinguish the flame.

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25/06/2007