Princess Mary's Christmas Tin, World War I, 1914

Princess Mary's Christmas Tin, 1914, with complete contents, belonged to Serjeant Alexander Hill of the Royal Garrison Artillery who was killed in action 25 February 1915, World War I

Cassiterite - grey aggregated crystals - a sample of tin ore containing 73% metallic tin - from the Rooiberg Tin Mine, Waterberg District, Transvaal, South Africa -

Tin can to protect a Davy lamp, signed by J. Mills and Sons of Newcastle on Tyne

Lovibond tintometer, colorimeter, designed by Joseph Lovibond, made by Tintometer Ltd of London, late 19th - early 20th century

Lovibond comparator

Cassiterite - grey-brown massive - disseminated in magnetite, from south of Old Deibidale Lodge, Carn Chuinneag, Ardgay, Ross and Cromarty

Cassiterite - dark grey-black massive - disseminated in magnetite - in a slag-like metallic ore - from S of Old Deibidale Lodge, Carn Chuinneag, Ardgay, Ross and Cromarty.

Cassiterite - dark grey-black massive - disseminated in magnetite - in slag-like metallic ore - from S of Old Deibidale Lodge, Carn Chuinneag, Ardgay, Ross and Cromarty.

Cassiterite - yellowish-brown crystalline disseminated in magnetite - originally three sectioned pieces of metallic vein under G.1971.16.9, now split in to four - from Carn Chuinneag, Ardgay, Ross and Cromarty.

Cassiterite - dark grey-black massive - disseminated in magnetite - found in a tinstone band - from Carn Chuinneag, Glen Deibidale, Ardgay, Ross and Cromarty.

Cassiterite - disseminated in magnetite - found in a tinstone band - from Carn Chuinneag, Glen Deibidale, Ardgay, Ross and Cromarty.

Cassiterite - dark grey-black massive - disseminated in magnetite - found in a tinstone band - from Carn Chuinneag, Glen Deibidale, Ardgay, Ross and Cromarty.

Cassiterite - large shiny brown twinned partial crystal - associated with minor (included) mica - from the Chukotka Peninsula, Siberia, Russia

Tinder box, part of fire-making kit, cylindrical wooden vessel with bark wrappings and cord for attached steel, used to carry tinder: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th to early 20th century

Tinder, wood, used for making fire: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th to early 20th century