Accession No

1901.172.1-12


Description

Twelve almost identical Strike-A-Lights of iron with sub-rectangular striking plates and a recurved handle, rectangular in section, tapering towards the spiral terminal. The striking plate piece has a rectangular cross-section, a slightly concave inner edge, and an upward facing end. On one side of the striking plate is concave lettering embossed, probably the name of the manufacturer, now illegible.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge


Period

Post Medieval


Source

Foster, John Ebenezer [?donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1901.172.1-12


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

70mm x 114mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten rectangular paper label with a metal eyelet tied to the Strike A Lights with a brown string reading in black ink: '1901.172 Strike-a-lights. Cambridge. J. E. Foster. MA 1901'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten rectangular paper label adhered on one of the Strike A Lights reading in black ink: 'Strike a light', adding in blue ink: 'Cambridge' and in pencil: 'J. E. Foster'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
Metal; Iron Strike A Light
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Thirteen horse-shoe shaped strike a lights (unused).'
Event Date 1901
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Twelve almost identical Strike-A-Lights of iron with sub-rectangular striking plates and a recurved handle, rectangular in section, tapering towards the spiral terminal. The striking plate piece has a rectangular cross-section, a slightly concave inner edge, and an upward facing end. On one side of the striking plate is concave lettering embossed, probably the name of the manufacturer, now illegible.
Event Date 11/12/2023
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:19490

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