AndrewD
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A more typical candle extinguisher …
… this one is a replica, in pewter and blackwood, of an original found in the wreckage of the Katherine Shearer, a 440 ton barque that exploded off Esperance in 1855 when a fire, lit be an arsonist onboard, reached the cargo of 9 tons of gunpowder. Wreckage was strewn over a 2 mile radius, including the original candle extinguisher which lay under the sea for the next 130 years.
Andrew
To cut something without having the end you cut falling off?
Perhaps just as simple as something for a barber? Just to avoid hair pehaps from a moustache falling in your mouth :-) In other words, I don't know... Br, Dirk
Answer: Nineteenth century candle snuffer
Thanks All, I like the moustache and finger nail trimmer idea but Salman is the closest; it is indeed used to trim candle wicks, although it was known as a candle snuffer. These days we think of those cup-shaped candle extinguishers as “candle snuffers”, ...
Cool Challenge :-)
I love the rustic handmade appeal of the scissors, look forward to the next challenge. S
You did well ...
This one interested me because of the history of candlemaking and the snuffless wick. I will make the next one more difficult. :-) Andrew
A more typical candle extinguisher …
… this one is a replica, in pewter and blackwood, of an original found in the wreckage of the Katherine Shearer, a 440 ton barque that exploded off Esperance in 1855 when a fire, lit be an arsonist onboard, reached the cargo of 9 tons of gunpowder. Wrecka...