Strike-A-Light 2 Item Number: E1861-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "A PIECE OF FLINT. IGNITES. "A PIECE OF PIGRITES. IGNITES. STRIKE-A-LIGHT--SECTION OF A CYLINDRICAL NODULE OF IRON PYRITES, AGAINST WHICH THE PIECE OF BLACK CHERT IS STRUCK, PRODUCING A SPARK TO BE RECEIVED UPON TINDER. DI. OF NODULE, 2", L. OF CHERT STRIKER, 3". ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; FIG. 44B, P. 573; ALSO IN PROCEEDINGS, USNM, VOL. 73, ART. 14; FIG. 40B; P. 56."
Item History
- Made in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Received from Bernard R. Ross on December 27, 1866
What
- Name
- Strike-A-Light 2
- Identification Number
- E1861-0
- Type of Item
- fire set
Who
- Received from
- Bernard R. Ross
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 27, 1866
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00095