Hudson Bay tinderbox

[midas]

I have a nice brass,first world war,"Bradford Pals"tobaco box,oval with a hinged lid I use as a tinder box!!
Was luck enought to pick it up for a fiver.!

[shepherd]

this is abit of kit i dont have .. but id LOVE.. has to be brass though

[Tigger004]

As discussed earlier in the post by Sausage100uk.

It is about the essence of the item and how the owner perceives it, an item can become a treasure. We all know that modern stuff could do the same job or most likely a better job,

BUT
( I have a plain and simple knife given to me by my company as a tool 35 years ago, I have carried every day since and would be gutted to be parted from it. I'm attached to it in some way! )

"FOLLOW YOUR HEART" that's my opinion for what it's worth, you won't be sorry

[FishyFolk]

I have a nice brass,first world war,"Bradford Pals"tobaco box,oval with a hinged lid I use as a tinder box!!
Was luck enought to pick it up for a fiver.!

With you on the hinged lid. Currently I use a tobacco tin, with an unginged lid, and I always end up having to look around for the elastc band I use to secure the lid.
So I have been drooling at these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ted-Cash-Ear...vNYIS0uh8TgjjQ

[jus_young]

Like the look of those Rune

[David_JAFO]

hello,
Bump.. I was gifted in April 2016 a brass Hudson Bay tinderbox by a BCUSA forum buddy. I previously traded *well more a GAW some Scottish agates & a Hudson Bay Company oval steel striker. I had 2 spare of 3 the other I sent to "Woody Jnr" NBCUK. I received totally out of the blue the brass Hudson Bay Company tinderbox a steel striker & a deer hide pouch. I only just finished a similar deer hide pouch as well at a craft shop Bushcraft tutorial/demonstration session. So I'm keep this pouch I was given from my BCUSA buddy as my "Colonial pouch" in which I have a HBC brass tinderbox, my HBC oval steel striker & my Colonial C striker, along with some nodules of Knife river flint.
Regards
David

[FishyFolk]

I've wanted one for years. But the tobacco tin works fine too, so no hurry.
When I get one it will probably one with a hinge. I am an expert leaving stuff behind...

[Greenbear]

I am a copper man myself - I have a 1790s repro box that I am leaving unpolished to "age". One thing I would say is avoid silver plate if you are using it in the field. The plating tarnishes and, as with all silver plate, it will wear thin after some years of polishing.

[David_JAFO]

hello,
I was offered a hinged brass tinderbox I didn't realise these were so pricey Greenbear I'm doing similar I was thinking of adding an inscription with date on the rear.
Regards
David

I am a copper man myself - I have a 1790s repro box that I am leaving unpolished to "age". One thing I would say is avoid silver plate if you are using it in the field. The plating tarnishes and, as with all silver plate, it will wear thin after some years of polishing.

[Woody]

Note to self,
Find an old one of these,
Coolest tinderbox ever...