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Culture:American
Title:snuffer
Date Made:late 18th-early 19th century
Type:Lighting Device
Materials:base metal: iron
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Deerfield area (probably)
Measurements:overall: 1 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 7/8 in.; 4.445 x 14.9225 x 2.2225 cm
Accession Number:  HD H.55.01
Credit Line:Gift of Miss Elizabeth Fuller
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Iron candle snuffer or wick trimmer with plain rounded handles and pointed ends, which descended in the family of Dr. Thomas Williams (1718-1775) of Deerfield. Until the discovery of sterine and a self-consumed plaited wick in the 19th century, candles wicks had to be snuffed or trimmed to avoid smoking and, therefore, wasting their brilliance. Candle trimmers or snuffers are basically scissors with a box attached to catch the wick as it was being trimmed.

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