Flintlock tinder lighter

A flintlock tinder lighter with steel and brass mounts and mahogany stocks, reputedly belonging to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), but the provenance is dubious. This object is inscribed: 'I. SAVIGE HAMPTON'. A label attached to the object reads: 'Tinder lighter from Nelson's home The Parsonage House, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk'.

Object Details

ID: REL0133.1
Type: Flintlock tinder lighter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Savige, I.
Date made: 18th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Malcolm Stewart Collection
Measurements: Overall: 49 mm x 95 mm x 130 mm
Parts: Two flintlock tinder lighters (Flintlock tinder lighter)
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