Brass Candle Snuffer Wick Trimmer Scissors

[Wildcat1750]

Here’s an item I found yesterday evening in the old field across the road from my house. This was the only decent item I found in the hour and a half before dark. It was a curious looking brass item and seemed Colonial but I didn’t want to post it until knew what it was.

It turns out to be part of a Brass Candle Snuffer Wick Trimmer Scissors, perhaps from the mid 1800s. The photo of the intact scissors is from a popular on-line auction site where a similar pair is currently for sale.

Thanks for looking!
Nick

 

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[Argentium]

That's a cool find - evocative of a by gone era !

 

[trapperart]

Nice find congrats

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find Nick! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice relic find, congratulations!

 

[Wildcat1750]

That's a cool find - evocative of a by gone era !

Thanks, Argentium! It brings to mind simpler times when evening were lit by candles or lanterns.

Nice find congrats

Thanks, trapperart!

Nice find Nick! Thanks for sharing...

Thanks, vpnavy!

Nice relic find, congratulations!

Thanks, Professor of Engineering! It's great to find a 'curiosity' and figure out what it is.

Cool find, and EXCELLENT discovery of what they once were!

Thanks, Skippy SH13! I love challenges like this and learning about customs of the past.

 

[Wildcat1750]

I found one of these before & didn't know it.

While looking through unidentified finds from previous hunts, I discovered that I had another wick trimmer scissor piece and didn't realize it. Here's a couple of photos of it for comparison. This is part of the handle, rather than the blade.