Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Sterling silver rectangular tinderbox with attached striker containing a piece of flint, engraved with the initials "HC"; stored within cotton bag with a piece of orange rope.
silver (metal)
Container, Fuel
Tinderbox
Tinderbox
Engraved on Front: "HC" Hallmark on inside cover: "BIXBY SILVER CO / STERLING" (Engraved and Hallmark)
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
365
Bixby Silver Co. (Manufacturer)
Providence, RI
3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.3592
Rainwater, Dorothy T. and Judy Redfield, "Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers," 4th Edition (1998): 48. For more information on the Codman estate see the entire issue of "Old Time New England" 71, no. 258 (1981).
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
