Object number
51/116/1-2
Collection
Description
A cylindrical box for keeping candles in. It is made of tin and has two handles so that it could be hung horizontally on the kitchen wall.
This is a cylindrical box for keeping candles in. It is made of tin and has two handles so that it could be hung horizontally on the kitchen wall. Nothing is known of its origins.
Physical description
1 box: metal (tin)
Archival history
Citation in publication [H. J. Massingham, 'Country Relics' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1939)] –'A cylindrical candle-box of metal...complete my ancient lights and lighters. They came from Sussex and Gloucestershire.' (p.221), MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/116 // NAME: CANDLE BOX // NEG NO.: 35/42 // STORAGE: '
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_79.tif - High resolution image
