Portable Candle Holder

Date Made: 1780 - 1830

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: EnglandPlace Acquired: United Kingdom: England, Winchester

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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.376227Catalog Number: 376227Accession Number: 136485

Object Name: candle holderlighter, portableOther Terms: Lighting Devices; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: brass (overall material)tin (interior material)tinned sheet iron (candleholder, interior divider material)wire, iron (hinges material)Measurements: overall: 5/8 in x 2 in x 3 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 5.08 cm x 7.9375 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-52bb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1464384

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