Birch logfire starter kit, souvenir of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Small birch log hollowed out to serve as container for pine "firebrands". Rawhide strap serves as handle. Paper instructions.
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birch (wood)
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Branded on birch container: ""Boothbay/ Harbor./ ME."" See worksheet for further inscription.
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Birchcraft Studio (Maker)
12 (H), 4.25 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.584
Maine (United States)
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