Candlestick

Name/Title

Candlestick

Description

Chamber stick-style candle stick. Base is basically dish shaped. The rim is raised and so is the center and the area between the two is a slight depression. A single metal ring is riveted to one side as a finger hold; in center of base is vertical cylinder; top of cylinder is flaired and designed to catch drips of melted candle; one side of cylinder is open and has a thumb piece sticking thru which allows height adjustment for cancle; metal is painted black. Originally belonged to donor's grandfather who lived on the Norristown area.

Use

by William Henry Crafton, 1835 -1909

Collection

Mabel Bobbit

Acquisition

Accession

1983.007

Source or Donor

Mabel Deiwert Bobbitt

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Place

Location

Norristown area, Shelby County.

Notes

Date: pre-1909

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 12, 2001

Create Date

January 12, 2001

Update Date

August 5, 2004