Object number
96/119
Description
A wrought iron taper holder consisting of a stand with three curled legs and a circular base. The wax taper sits on the base in a coil.
A wrought iron taper holder consisting of a stand with three curled legs and a circular base. The wax taper sits on the base in a coil. This holder may be a wax jack, used to hold a taper of wax when melting it to seal letters. The wax taper would be coiled round the stem of the holder and held in the jaws at the top, and as the taper burnt down the end could be pulled up through the jaws from the coil beneath.
Physical description
1 taper holder: metal [wrought iron] and wax; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: TAPER HOLDER // Accession number: 96/119 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 26.11.97 // Description: wrought iron stand with three curled legs and circular base. There is a central spike with a scrolled bar on it. The wax taper sits on the base in a coil. // Dimensions: Height: 19.0 cm Diameter of base: 8.0 cm // Associated information: No other information // This object could be a Wax Jack, which replaced The Taper Stick for use with sealing wax JMB – similar object seen in a Museum in Ireland.’
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