Container for fire-starting materials with flint, firesteel, and tinder
For other uses, see Tinderbox (disambiguation).
Sheet Iron tinderboxes. English, 18th and early 19th C.Pocket tinderbox with firesteel and flint. This type was used during the Boer War due to a scarcity of matches
A tinderbox, or patch box, is a container made of wood or metal containing flint, firesteel, and tinder (typically charcloth, but possibly a small quantity of dry, finely divided fibrous matter such as hemp), used together to help kindle a fire. A tinderbox may also contain sulfur-tipped matches.
Tinderboxes fell out of general usage when friction matches were invented.
A tinderbox, or patch box, is a container made of wood or metal containing flint, firesteel, and tinder (typically charcloth, but possibly a small quantity...
The Tinderbox (Danish: Fyrtøjet) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a soldier who acquires a magic tinderbox capable of summoning...
prior to their longest tour of the UK. Tinderbox was released in April 1986. Sounds magazine said: "Tinderbox is a refreshing slant on the Banshees' disturbing...
song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees from their album Tinderbox (1986). It was released on 18 October 1985 as the album's lead single...
the late 1980s. The trio of Burns, Foxton and Grantley recorded 1997's Tinderbox album, with help from Ian McCallum who joined as a full-time member for...
volume of sixty-one unbound pages published 8 May 1835 containing "The Tinderbox", "Little Claus and Big Claus", "The Princess and the Pea" and "Little...
Musical for her performance in the show. Smith appeared as Vanessa in Tinderbox: a Revenge Comedy by Lucy Kirkwood at the Bush Theatre, Shepherd's Bush...
exceedingly hard time for her. Spencer was dying, and she was like a tinderbox. It was a fascinating experience for me but not easy. Spencer was darling...
dates to their 2019 tour. The supergroup announced that they would play Tinderbox, Stavernfestivalen, Frequency Festival, and Creamfields in the summer...
and impoverished boy or soldier, who finds a magical item (ring, lamp, tinderbox) that grants his wishes. In this tale type, the magical item is stolen...
Girls and Dolls By Lisa McGee". Nick Hern Books. "Major Achievements - Tinderbox Theatre". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January...
vinyl was released in December. 2021 A limited burgundy coloured vinyl of Tinderbox was released in October. 2022 A new 10 track compilation All Souls, [including...
" In 1988, together with Tim Loane and Stephen Wright, he founded the Tinderbox theatre company in Belfast, which produced two plays by Harold Pinter...
piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox together with flint and tinder. Fire Triangle A simple model that illustrates...
"ooze out and away, onehow" came from Fraser's lyrics on the songs "The Tinderbox (Of a Heart)" and "My Love Paramour", both from the 1983 Cocteau Twins...
Quixote, old illustrations for the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Tinderbox", the Cheshire Cat illustration by John Tenniel from Alice's Adventures...
Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. The Tinderbox 1835 Denmark Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Told for Children. First...
(1998) Northern Star by Stewart Parker, as Henry Joy McCraken, Field Day/Tinderbox (1998) Christmas Carol, Communicado (Scotland) (1998) A Whistle in the...
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