Close Plate steel candle snuffers with patented retracting mechanism, c.1780
$245.00 AUD
Close Plated steel candle snuffers, with Christopher Pinchbeck’s ‘Patented’ mechanism, cutting the wick and securing it so it doesn’t fall, the joint rivet disguised as a flower head.
Circa 1780
18cm long
minor wear to handles
‘Close Plated’ was a method of applying silver to iron & steel, using heat and pressure. It was essential with something like these scissors, as they needed the strength of the steel; solid silver would be too soft, and Old Sheffield copper base also would not have withstood usage.
The ‘Patent’ inscription refers to that taken out in 1776 by Christopher Pinchbeck, a London clock maker and ‘creator of musical automata’. His patent was re-published in the 1850’s, see attached image.
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