Metal scissor candle snuffers. Rounded finger holes. The finger holes are made by curving the end of the straight arms or finger-blades. Both the finger holes and arms are completely unadorned. There is no boss around the screw. The snuffer box is dome shaped and unadorned. There are no feet. The tip is broken off and missing, although on the section left the letters 'P L' have been stamped. [MOBB [OPS move] 06/07/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Metal scissor candle snuffers. Rounded finger holes. The finger holes are made by curving the end of the straight arms or finger-blades. Both the finger holes and arms are completely unadorned. There is no boss around the screw. The snuffer box is dome shaped and unadorned. There are no feet. The tip is broken off and missing, although on the section left the letters 'P L' have been stamped. [MOBB [OPS move] 06/07/2016]
Geographical reference: Sweden
Europe > Northern Europe > Sweden
Cultural groups: Swedish
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1895
Date collected: By 1895
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Process Jointed, Process Stamped, Process Cast, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Width: max 55 mm, Length: max 145 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1298 Other numbers: 1968

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