- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0034
- Description
- An ornate sterling silver wick trimmer with three rests. A decorated box on the blade is used to collect the wick remnants (may also have been used as a candlesnuffer). There are two decorated seals on top of the box, one seal at the hinge, and one seal on each handle. The box is engraved with th…
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- Title
- Wick Trimmer
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.6 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- An ornate sterling silver wick trimmer with three rests. A decorated box on the blade is used to collect the wick remnants (may also have been used as a candlesnuffer). There are two decorated seals on top of the box, one seal at the hinge, and one seal on each handle. The box is engraved with the word “Casson” and there are halmarks located beside the box.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0034
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