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Flint and Fire Steel (FOUS 844 and FOUS 840)

Flint and fire steel.

Flint and a fire steel from Fort Union Trading Post's museum collections (FOUS 844 and FOUS 840, respectively). To start a fire, one strikes the flint and fire steel together to create a spark above tinder fungus, dead grass, or charred cloth. That smoldering material is then placed in tinder and kindling and blown on until flames catch.

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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Code: FOUS

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