Candle Snuffer

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Candle Snuffer

Entry/Object ID

2017.006.001

Description

Hand forged brass scissors-action candle snuffer, consisting of one long, wide, pointed blade and one short blade. Delicate, hand-forged handles, left, S-curve with tail extended to form finger loop with extended tendril, and right, the reverse. Each finger loop has an applied, short stand finished with a ball foot. Circular pivot-and-pin attaches blades. Short blade has pointed end and an applied brass oblong [marked with an accession number from another, unknown collection "815.20.0" {or possibly "5"}] which acts as the wick trimmer. The wick remnant is then caught in an oblong brass box on top of the longer blade. This box is decorated with chamfering following the lines of the central, slightly concave oblong.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Notes

Accession Date: 15-Jan-17

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

snuffer, candle snuffer

Created By

Silver, Christie

Create Date

January 15, 2017

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 24, 2024