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A lovely 18th century antique tinder box made from elm wood, the interior with a piece of flint, an old steel and still retaining its original damper lid.

These antique treen tinder boxes were rarely made in wood. They have  a divided interior one for storage of the flint, steel etc and the other known as the hearth. This is where the flint would be rubbed against the steel to create sparks to light either bits of material or wood. This would then be used to light the candles and fires. The damper lid would then be used to extinguish any sparks, hence why wood was not a great choice of material.

 Note the build up of carbon to this section.

 

It measures 31cm h x 11.5cm w x 7.5cm d

An 18th century elm antique tinder box

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    ANTIQUE TREEN

    The word Treen is derived from the word tree and is a term used to describe wooden household objects, all turned from one piece of wood e.g. a bowl, plate, gingerbread mould, and spoons, always having a function.

    Nowadays when we talk about Antique Treen it tends to cover all small wooden items including antique snuff boxes, candle stands, spice towers, etc. often made from several pieces of turned wood.

     

    When a piece of wood has been painstakingly turned or carved, handled, polished and loved over a few hundred years old, it can develop a wonderful colour and patina and becomes an irresistible piece of Antique Treen.

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