Traditional 1790 'English' Tinderbox - Solid Brass with Traditional Flint & Steel (85-2030-CO)

Brass 1790s Traditional English Tinderbox With Flint & Steel And Tinder (85-2030-CO)

• FREE UK Delivery
• Traditional 1790 'English' Tinderbox (85-2030-CO)
• Available in Either Solid Brass or Copper
• Flint & Steel Fire Lighting

This tinderbox is an exact replica of the 1790 'English' Tinderbox that was carried by old-time early pioneers, trappers, traders, soldiers and frontiersmen of Canada and America in and around the late seventeen hundreds. These tough pioneers would have used a tinderbox that was reliable, tough and compact enough to be carried with them when weight and space was at a premium.

This ergonomic 1790 'English' Tinderbox is a complete fire starting kit in one small compact and beautifully crafted Solid Brass or Solid Copper box. It was designed for easy and reliable fire making.

The tinderboxes heavy duty solid Brass or solid Copper construction protects the fire lighting contents from loss or damage, it is small, and light, enough to be kept in a pocket, and is all that is required to make reliable fires in a traditional way with natural Flint & Steel.

The tinderbox includes:

• A traditional hand forged 'Oval' Flint & Steel striker
• Amadou Tinder Fungus
• Char Cloth
• Jute Tinder Bundle Rope
• 10 x Sulphur Matches
• Natural Flint
• All contained in either a Solid Copper or Solid Brass 1790 'English' Tinderbox/Tobacco Box
• Please note some fire steels may be out of stock but they are on their way!

With this great little kit our forebears would have been able to deftly create a fire in mere seconds and in almost any weather conditions that nature could throw at them.

This exquisitely made, high quality, reproduction, 1790 'English' Tinderbox, was a very popular trade item during the late 1700's in the Canadian and American fur trade era. Made in the U.S.A and copied from a museum original by Tedd Cash, the tinderbox has a hinged lid closure. The polished solid brass or copper box measures 103 x 52 x 17mm (4" x 2" x 5/8") and weighs 78 grams, without the fire starting kit, and approximately 117 grams, with the fire starting kit.

We have a choice of Fire Steels to go with our Hudson Bays, Trappers and English Tinderboxes. There is the traditional 'Oval' Hudson Bay Fire Steel, The 'U' Shaped Fire Steel, The Viking 'Curly' Fire Steel and the small Classic 'C' shaped Fire Steel.  All these Fire Steels have been hand forged by Bethel Forge. Just select the Fire Steel you want on the Drop Down Menu. If no Fire Steel Option is selected, then the 'default' Fire Steel will be the traditional 'Oval' . This is a chance to personalise your Tinderbox by selecting the Fire Steel to the one that feels most suitable to you. Please note that some of the Fire Steels may temporary be out of stock but we do have regular deliveries coming in.

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