N° d'objet
51/186
Description
Snuffers were used for putting out and trimming the wicks of candles in the same operation in action similar to that of a pair of scissors. These iron snuffers were for ordinary farmhouse use and came from Ditchling in East Sussex. They show signs of being badly rusted at some stage.
Description physique
1pair of snuffers: [metal]; good condition
Historique d'archive
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/186 // NAME: CANDLE SNUFFER // NEG NO.: 35/29 // STORAGE: '
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_29.tif - High resolution image