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Tinderbox
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<p>A tinderbox, or patch box, is a container made of wood or metal containing <a href="/facts/Flint/RkMoXqjb">flint</a>, <a href="/facts/Firesteel/Ts19g9zv">firesteel</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tinder/uJRA7NP2">tinder</a> (typically <a href="/facts/Char_cloth/ltq7bPfR">charcloth</a>, but possibly a small quantity of dry, finely divided fibrous matter such as hemp), used together to help kindle a <a href="/facts/Fire/M6XwR3am">fire</a>. A tinderbox may also contain sulfur-tipped <a href="/facts/Match/EQPsJa7J">matches</a>. </p><p>Tinderboxes fell out of general usage when friction matches were invented. </p>