51/1166/2

Object identified either as an 18th C. snuffer for extinguishing a rushlight, or as a 20th C. wick trimmer.
This object has been identified either as an eighteenth century snuffer for extinguishing a rushlight, or as a twentieth century wick trimmer. It came to the Museum along with an eighteenth century rushlight holder.

1 pair of snuffers: metal (iron);

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This rushlight holder is made of iron and mounted on a turned wood stand. The rush was placed between the jaws, one of which is weighted to grip it. The holder is 12.5 inches high. There is also a pair of snuffers [additional note ‘wick trimmers, continental, probably 20th century’] which go with it. They work on the same principle as candle snuffers and are 3.9 inches long. // See also 51/1184.', Victoria & Albert Museum No. 702.a, 1891.

1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31

Eighteenth century

Snuffer, Wick trimmer