Combined rushlight clip and candle socket. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Combined rushlight clip and candle socket. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/4/2017]
Long description: Combined rushlight clip and candle socket. The object consists of a long iron bar at the top of which is fixed a movable arm at the end of which is a candle or 'dip' socket. The rushlight is held in the pincer-shaped holder made from the top of the iron bar and one end of the movable arm. The iron bar is twisted towards the top. The bar was probably fixed into a wooden block with would have acted as a base. There is now no base and it is unclear whether there has ever been one. [MdeA 10/1/2001]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Unknown Source
Date / Period: Date made: Circa by 1966?, uncertain
Date collected: By 2001
Acquisition information: Found unentered: 10/01/2001
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Twisted, Process Socketed, Process Jointed
Dimensions: Height: max 19 mm, Width: max 137 mm, Length: max 789 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2001.8.1

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