Merry, Phipson & Parker shell candle holder and snuffer
Merry, Phipson and Parker brass shell-shaped candle holder and snuffer, 1841. The opened shell served as a drip guard and provided fire safety when the candle was burning. When the candle burned down, the shell closed and extinguished the residual flame
Picture No
11042333
Media ID
46898309
Size
5899px x 3937px
(3.2MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
1841
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