Round this are five very bird-like flying bats, of turquoise. In the centre is a Chinese character meaning ‘longevity,’ in enamel of the deepest blue. On each of the two flat sides, a very delicate floral design is worked in relief in the gold. XLVIII: see plate), weighing about four ounces and a half, beautifully wrought, and set with enamel and turquoises. It is a rectangular box of solid gold (fig. These require notice next.Ī still more valuable pocket tinder-box-probably, indeed, the choicest in existence-is also in Mr. ![]() Most developments, however, were in the direction of personal tinder-boxes (intended to be carried in the pocket or suspended from the belt) and mechanical tinder-boxes. This is, so far as I can find, the only British patent which relates directly to the tinder-box. John Phillips, of Stone-house, Devon, patented a combined tinder-box and lantern, in which the fire-steel took the shape of a ring attached to the damper. Towards the close of the long period during which the tinder-box was in use, it underwent various developments. I treat now two special branches of the subject. In the two preceding articles, I described various characteristic forms of the ordinary, every-day, domestic tinder-box discussed its usual contents (tinder, flint, steel, and sulphur-matches) explained the manner of its use and traced its history down to the time of its final disappearance, about the year 1835. ![]() It may contain outdated ideas and language that do not reflect TOTA’s opinions and beliefs.Ĭoncerning Tinder-Boxes by Christy Miller appearing in the 1903 Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs ![]() Note: This article has been excerpted from a larger work in the public domain and shared here due to its historical value.
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