Description:
One of a pair of brass chambersticks with a candle holder in the center of a round dished pan. The socket has a wide flange or bobeche with a down-turned rim; over a straight shaft with three groups of incised bands (two over seven over two), a side slide ejector with a round knob extending from a vertical slit, and a raised round base; and a cast scroll handle with an oval thumb plate held to the pan with two brass rivets. A chamberstick was designed to be easily moved from place to place, from which to light other candles or a fire. The scroll handle, which replaced the elongated carrying handle in the 1730s, made it easy and stable to carry; the width of the pan and low height of the shaft prevented it from overturning and starting a fire; and the dished base caught candle drippings. Chambersticks were often equipped with a conical extinguisher and scissors-like snuffer.
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