Rare! Complete! Antique 18th C Tinder Box Striker Flint Early American

For sale is a RARE early American antique tinder box with its complete assembly of fire starting tools (a flint rock, a iron striker, and some tinder fiber). The box was hand hammered and formed with wrought iron by highly skilled blacksmith in the 1700s. This tinder box is a essential tool carried by colonial American pioneers to kindle fire in the wilderness and to start a fire for a primitive hearth. This particular box is in round form with domed sides. It measures approximately 3″ by 2.5″, 1.25 thick. The lid snaps shut properly with all content inside. The hinge is sturdy. There are two small holes on the lid and some metal wrinkles around. Did a bullet bounced off it and saves the owner’s life? We will never know. Overall, a rare example of colonial American pioneer’s tinder box that should not be passed by any serious collectors of early Americana /colonial tools/ wrought iron antiquities. Some imperfection but certainly authentic! Feel free to check out my other antique and collectible listings.