Object number
54/27
Description
This snuffer dates from the late 18th century. It is made of plated steel, and consists of a rectangular box fitted to one blade, the other ending in a flat piece of metal, which carried the cut wick into the box and extinguished it. A spike for uncurling the wick before cutting projects in front of the box. It was formerly part of the collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, but nothing is known of its origins before that.
Physical description
1 candle snuffer: metal (plated steel); good condition
Production date
1775-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Late-eighteenth century
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