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tinder boxes


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  • boxes, tinder
  • tinder box
  • tinder-boxes
  • tinderbox
  • tinderboxes

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Boxes used to store tinder, which is a flammable substance that readily takes fire from a spark and burns or smolders such as partially charred linen or corkwood. The box also typically contained the flint and steel with which the spark was struck, and sometimes the brimstone matches.

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