Materials: Silver plate and brass. Dimensions: N/A. Place of Origin: English. Date: 18th/19th century. Maker: Unknown. Present Location: private collection. Explanation: Economy devices are employed to use up the last inch or so of...
Materials: Steel. Dimensions: N/A. Place of Origin: Britain. Date: 18th century. Maker: Unknown. Present Location: private collection. Explanation: Automatic extinguishers, devices that extinguish a candle at a pre-determined time, are rare survivors. This example...
Materials: Brass. Dimensions: N/A. Place of Origin: Birmingham, England. Date: c 1785 to 1830. Maker: James or William Harrison. Present Location: private collection. Explanation: Candle gripping mechanisms seem to have captured the imagination of...
Materials: wrought iron, brass and cast iron. Dimensions: height 44.45 cm / 17.5 in, base diameter 20.95 cm / 8.25 in. Barrels – Top 5.56 in x 1.18 in, centre 6.25 in x 1.5...
Materials: Steel. Dimensions: height 16.5 cms. Place of Origin: France. Date: c 1895. Maker: unknown. Present Location: private collection. Explanation: A large key of Art Nouveau design with a complex bit. Decorative keys of...
Materials: Steel. Dimensions: height 14 cms. Place of Origin: France. Date: Late 18th Century. Maker: Laverne. Present Location: private collection. Explanation: This finely modelled key with its sleeve (which protects the stem when not...
Materials: brass with thin sheet iron inner compartment. Dimensions: height 15 cm / 6 in, diameter 6.5 cm / 2.5 in. Place of Origin: UK. Date: late 19th to early 20th century. Retailer: Daniel...
Materials: cast lead. Dimensions: height (incl. finial) 13.5 cm / 5 ¼ in, length 13.5 cm / 5 ¼ in, width 10.2 cm / 4 in. Place of Origin: Bristol, England. Date: ca. 1830....
