Display Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 4 in. (13.7 x 10.2 cm)
Dimension Description
Shaft
Diameter
7/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Material
Iron Tinned sheet
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Non-functioning.
General Notes
Note Type
General Note
Note
Misc.: This type of candlestick, usually of sheet iron (or less often tin), with lever for raising candle, known commonly as "hog-scraper", from its supposed use to scrape bristles from scalded hogs. Inner edges of the base (generally round though occasionally square or octangonal) are often still sharp enough to offer some justification for this object's reputation as a double-purpose tool.