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Snuffer
Snuffer
Snuffer

Snuffer

Date1800-1900
MediumSilver
DimensionsObject/Work: 45 x 190 x 60 mm
ClassificationsLighting Equipment
Terms
    Object numberTN04313
    DescriptionSilver candle snuffer, shaped as a pair of ornamented scissors. These could be used to trim the wick of the candle in order to prevent it becoming too long. The trimmed wick was caught by the box-shaped receptacle on the blades.
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