Silver Snuffers from the 18th Century

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“An instrument for cropping the snuff of a candle, usually fitted with a close box to receive the burnt snuff and retain the smoke and smell.” —Whitney, 1889

Keywords

candle, silver, flames, crop, cut, Candlestick, flame, snuff, silver snuffers, snuffer, snuffers, snuffing

Galleries

Miscellaneous Household Objects, Household Scissors

Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5738

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