Rushlight clip on wooden pillar and base. Spring action clip composed of bent, flat strip of iron nailed to squared section of wooden pillar. At the top of the strip there is a perforation through which another nail runs, the end of which is also flat and forms the second half of the clip. The pillar becomes a cylinder below the clip and set into a square block base. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rushlight clip on wooden pillar and base. Spring action clip composed of bent, flat strip of iron nailed to squared section of wooden pillar. At the top of the strip there is a perforation through which another nail runs, the end of which is also flat and forms the second half of the clip. The pillar becomes a cylinder below the clip and set into a square block base. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/6/2017]
Long description: Clip on wooden pillar with L-shaped iron tanged into the pillar.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Wales Powys Llanbrynmair
Cultural groups: Welsh
Person: Field collector John Ponsonby Conroy; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1894
Date collected: By 1894
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Riveted
Dimensions: Height: max 733 mm, Width: max 145 mm, Length: max 142 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.1013 Other numbers: BR B99 [B R B 99]

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