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Encrusted silver candlewick-trimmer.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Encrusted silver candlewick-trimmer.
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Encrusted silver candlewick-trimmer. 202 grams, 6-1/2" long. This looks just like a pair of scissors with a small box on the blades, but the box was actually to catch the trimmed-off piece of wick in one action, for early wicks would otherwise become too long and not burn away. This piece is solid but completely cocooned in dark gray oxidation, with areas of white on handles, broken and glued back together in places. Recovered from: Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys