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
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