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Miscellaneous: 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 (usually round, but occasionally square or octagonal) are often still sharp enough to offer some justification for this object's reputation as a double-purpose tool.