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Fire Lighting Kit
Crow1875/1900
Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service
Moose, WY, United States
Flint and steel along with other objects were used to start fires. Trading post blacksmiths made steel by heating a carpenter’s steel file and bending it into a desired shape. Women used flint chips to strike sparks from the steel for lighting tinder.
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Details
- Title: Fire Lighting Kit
- Creator: Crow
- Date: 1875/1900
- Location: Plains
- Contributor: Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service
- Photographer: David Swift
- Measurements: L 20, W 7 cm
- Material: Metal
- Current Location: Colter Bay Visitor Center
- Catalog Number: GRTE 5550
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