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Object name(s):
Candle snuffers
Brief description:
Small candle snuffers/wick trimmers, metal. Shaped like a pair of scissors with a small box attached. This box would be to contain the snuff (burnt wick) once it has been extinguished. If this did not happen, it could possibly re-light.
Collection:
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Associated concept:
Domestic - Lighting
Object name:
Candle snuffers
Object number:
2010.18.5
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1600
Date - latest:
1899
Responsible department/section:
Old Rugby Library & Museum,Social History

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b629a7ab-cdef-3576-8aa9-2323cf8d060b

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b629a7ab-cdef-3576-8aa9-2323cf8d060b, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, CC BY-NC

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