Fireset
- Object Name:
- Fireset
- Object ID:
- 1995.535
- Creator:
- Woolson, Ebenezer (1773-1843)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Fire starter. Wood and metal. Long metal cylinder into which a piston with handle on it passes. Metal cylinder slightly spherical with two semi-circular bands at top and bottom ends. Piston has hard collar around top about 1" in length. Material wrapped around wooden shaft. Overall length of shaft and collar: 3.4". Cylinder length: 3.3". Diameter of piston ~0.5". Turned handle, medium-brown wood with half-round collar at large end. Tapered Metal ferrule that is almost flush where it extends over end of handle and meets diameter of piston shaft. Metal plug inside handle. Slight concave area at top of piston. Yellow paper tag with yellow twine attached to piston shaft; typescript: " 'Fire Pump' was the / invention of Mr. Eben / Woolson, the father of / Prof. Moses Woolson. / Tinder within was / ignited by a swift / forceable motion of / the piston. Presented by Alma / J. Herbert."
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-6.5 Dia-1.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alma J. Herbert
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