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This candle holder is a cobbler's light or 'snob's light'. It consists of a tubular candle holder, made of sheet iron, mounted on a flat metal base and supported on a base block of elm. The arm is jointed so that the candle can be adjusted horizontally, and there is a slide so that the height of the candle can also be adjusted.

1 candle holder: metal; wood; good condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is a cobbler’s, or “snob’s”, light. The arm is jointed so that it can be adjusted horizontally. Vertical adjustment is provided by a slide which joins the arm to the upright. The base is a block of elm. The candle holder is tubular, made of sheet iron, mounted on a flat, metal base. There is a slide by which the height of the candle may be adjusted. // The stand measures 16.5 inches in height and the candle holder is 15.5 inches from it when the arm is fully extended.', Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) – 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 // Small articles on the wood table // 103. Snob's light', Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) [page 41] - 'Very old snob's light. The light can be moved up & down. The jointed arm can move the candle horizontally. The base is made of a block of elm. // [pencil sketch] // No.103.', Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition Catalogue 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 5 // Snob's Light // Lent by The Museum of English Rural Life' (The description in the catalogue could also be in reference to 51/795)

Wood, Metal

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)