Rare 1882 J.A. Wright Indestructible Fire Kindler Papered Tin with Kindling Sticks carl w. lange turned at an angle

turned at an angle

and consider as a sculpture and painting both

with glass

takes on deeper meaning

8 3/8” tall x 3 5/8” wide x 1/2” thick

Rare 1882 J.A. Wright Indestructible Fire Kindler Papered Tin with Kindling Sticks carl w. lange turned at an angleI'm super into this tin (and its contents), which I have found no other example of out there, though I have found mention of the product (and a trade card matching the lithograph covering the tin) in a feature published by the Ephemera Society of America titled "Fire! Victorian Advertisers Capitalize on Danger." Here's a link. The c. 1880s tin (1882 patent) certainly shows plenty of wear and aging (almost as if having been through a fire itself!) but