Traditional Hudson Bay Tinder Box with Traditional Flint & Steel - German Silver (85-2010-GS)

German Silver Traditional Hudson Bay Tinderbox with Full Fire Ligting Kit and Fire Steel Option.

• FREE UK Delivery
• German Silver Traditional Hudson Bay Tinderbox 
• High Quality 
• Built-in 6 X Glass Burning Lens
• For Flint & Steel Fire Lighting
• Full Fire Lighting Kit Includs:
• Fire Steel Option (see drop down menu)
• Flint
• Char Cloth
• Amadou Tinder Fungus
• Amadou Down
• Amadou Core (Use with Lens)
• 3 x Jute Pieces
• Jute Nest
• 1 x Bees Wax Candle 
• 10 x Hand Cut Sulphur Spills

This very popular tinderbox (photo Left shows the German Silver version) is an exact replica of the traditional Hudson Bay Tinderbox as used by the old-time early pioneers of Canada and America. These tough European settlers’ would have needed a fire lighting method that was reliable, robust and compact enough to be carried with them when weight was at a premium. The traditional Hudson Bay Tinderbox is a complete fire starting kit in one small compact and beautifully crafted unit and its ergonomic construction was designed for easy and reliable fire making. This Hudson Bay Tinderbox is completely rust proof, the heavy duty 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. 

We have tried to make our Hudson Bay Tinderboxes as authentic as we can by offering a range of tinders that would probably been used around the time of the Hudson Bay era. Originally they would have used the traditional Hudson Bay 'Oval' Fire Steel (hence the name 'Hudson Bay Oval'). Some of our Fire Steels are hand forged by Bethel Forge  (subject to availability) and are made to look rustic as if they actually have come from that time period. Each Fire Steel is made by 'eye' and produces a good quality spark. Bethel Forge still uses traditional 'forging' techniques and The 'Anvil' they use is over 150 years old and the 'Bellows' are now over 200 years old. 

We also have the option of our own Fire Steels  and some from the forger, Andrew Kirkham that are made which are all made in the UK.  Although the Oval Hudson Bay Strikers are more in keeping with the Hudson Bay era  not everyone wants an Oval Fire Steel. We now have a selection of Fire Steels on offer to suit most individual tastes and pocket. (See Drop Down Menu for full selection). 

We have also added the choice of a simple natural Hessian Drawstring Pouch that will protect your Hudson Bay from scratches etc  (see drop down menu) or you can go  for one of our bespoke, hand stitched, hand dyed soft leather  Pioneering Pouches (see picture left).  These hand stitched Pioneering Pouches are very much in keeping with the pioneering feel and are designed to house your Hudson Bay Tinderbox on one side and on the other side you can store extra tinder/items if you wish. Or there is another option of our very popular wet moulded, bespoke made  Hudson Bay Pouch which has been designed specifically for the Hudson Bay Tinderbox.

To see our full range of Bespoke hand stitched, hand dyed Leather Pouches   please click here to view more options. 

The Flint (Norfolk Flint) we supply has been specially knapped with ultra sharp edges and designed specifically to fit into the Tinderboxes. We like to think we are offering a little piece of history with our Tinderboxes. To see more of the ranges of tinders that we have on offer or to read  more about them and what they do please click here to view. To see more about this amzing little Tinderbox keep on reading.......   

Video: Using the Hudson Bay Tinderbox

Solar Fire Lighting

This great little kit enables the making of fires in almost any weather conditions; during sunny days sunlight would have been used to create the initial ember by focussing the sunlight, through, the burning lens onto the char cloth, thereby saving the Flint & Steel, both of which were valuable resources in those days. On cloudy days when the weather did not allow the use of the burning lens, the Flint & Steel would have been deftly used to create a fire in mere seconds.   

Hudson Bay tinderboxes were originally a very popular trade item carried by the Hudson Bay Company and Northwest Company during the early 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, these beautifully made, high quality, reproduction tinderboxes have a friction-fit lid and a high quality 35mm (1 3/8”) 6x magnification, built-in, burning glass lens, which is mounted in the lid and protected by a lens cap. Each of these superb oval tinderboxes box measures approximately 112mm long by 80mm wide by 28mm deep, or 4-5/16 inches long by 3 inches wide by 1- 3/16 inches deep in old money and weigh in at around 85 grams or 3oz, without the fire starting kit, and 

          Photos (above) show the Solid Copper Hudson Bay with Fire Steel, Sulphur Matches, Flint and Tinder.  Photo right shows the custom Vintaged Soft Leather Pouch with a beautifully patina-ed Solid Brass Hudson Bay Tinderbox.

 Photos (above) show the custom Pioneering Hudson Bay Tinderbox Wallet with seperate Tinder Compartment  and on the right is the custom fit Saddle Stitched - Hudson Bay Tinderbox Pouch with Brass Press Stud Closure.

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