National Park Service Museum Collections - "American Revolutionary War: Morristown National Historical Park"

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Flint and Steel Fire Lighter
1776
The lighter carries the initials "JT" and date "1776" and once belonged to John Trumbull, an aide-de-camp to General Washington.
Brass, steel, flint. L 27.3 cm
Morristown National Historic Park, MORR 4091