Chamber stick with chimney
chamber stick, rare, with spherical chimney; the base of the stick has a hollow space to hold the wax taper, and is decorated with gadrooning around the rim; thumb piece of handle is also decorated with gadrooning; the chimney fits over the wick stand, and by turning a trifle clamps to a projection on the rim; cap snuffer with ring handle
- Date
- c. 1830
- In our collection
- since November the 7th, 2008 up to now
- Dimensions
- 4 1/4 x 6 x 5 in. (10.8 x 15.24 x 12.7 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Sheffield plate (silver fused to copper), glass
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 91% oxygen 8% iron 0% copper 0% cadmium 1%