George Wallace his Georgian Steel Tinder Box
George Wallace of Hurworth is listed in the Durham Directory of 1821 as a grocer and draper; Hurworth being a parish of 1124 inhabitants with a township of 811.
This was his tinder box; hinged and pillow-shaped, engraved with the owner’s name and place of residency.
English circa 1820.
3.25 in x 2.25 in
Item code: 5694
£480
