On View
Not on viewCandle Molds
DateLate 1700s to Early 1800s
Terms
- Candle Molds
- Tin
Dimensions25.38 × 5.08 × 5.08 cm (10 × 2 × 2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Cummings E. Davis (1886)
Object numberH0200
DescriptionCandle mold, two tubes, both tapered toward bottom, each made of one piece of tinplate soldered on seam. At bottom of each tube is soldered a small cone with a hole in the tip for wicks. Top of each fits through, and is soldered to oval top piece with piecrust edge. Soldered to edge of top piece and between tubes is a handle - tapered strip of tinplate. Tubes soldered together at bottom.
Object number: H0336