tinderbox

• The flint was struck sharply on the steel; a spark of fire fell into the tinderbox, and the match of hemp string, soaked in saltpetre, was readily lit, and fired off the little guns I carried on quite a trade in forging beautiful little steels. —  James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.
• His efforts with tinderbox, kindling, and poker soon had a fire crackling on the grate, creating a cozy oasis of light in the gloom of the house. —  ONE NIGHT OF SCANDAL
• Studying the tinderbox, he turns it over in his hand. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 04-05 - October-November 1995
• When he left behind the money in DEEP CAVERNS and took the tinderbox, he came out with the real treasure. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 04-05 - October-November 1995
• Quasi reluctantly produced a torch and tinderbox, while grumbling that perhaps some things weren't meant to see the light. —  Trillium 05 - Lady of the Trillium by Marion Zimmer Bradley (v1.0) (html).html

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