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Tudor Candlestick
Tudors could not flick a switch and have instant lighting. Their lives might have been completely controlled by sunrise and sunset if not for candles. In fact, until improvements were made in oil and gas lighting in the 19th century, candles were the most used artificial lighting, and are the oldest answer to supplying light after dark. We know that candles were used in Crete and Egypt 5000 years ago.
How do people carry and control candles? This candleholder has a turned wooden base with a wide flat bottom so it can stand firmly on a table. The base supports a metal plate called a grease pan that stops hot wax dripping, painfully, onto one's hand. The stick is a flat strip of iron wound into a hollow spiral. The bottom of the stick is firmly embedded into the base, and the top curves out into an elegant hook, so that the candleholder can be hung from a ring on a wall.
The candle was placed into a small iron socket with a thin iron strap attached to it. The socket was wound down into the bottom of the candleholder. As the candle burned shorter, the socket was wound up the stick, allowing the candle to continue to light the room.
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Dimensions: Height:33cm |
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