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Candle Snuffer
c. 17202 1/2 in. x 3 in. x 7 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
iron
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Ellen Ely
Accession Number:
1972.1.2
An iron scissors with an oblong box on top of one blade. The other blade has a protruding plate shaped like the box. The snuffer was used to trim the wicks of a burning candle which allowed the candle to burn more brightly and with less smoke.
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