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Candle Mold

Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1830-1860

GUSN

GUSN-2263

Description

Rectangular wooden frame (pine or oak) with slab ends, having arched cut-outs at base, and containing 24 pewter candle molds.

Details

Descriptive Terms

molds (shaping tools)
candles
casting (process)
pewter (tin alloy)
wood (plant material)
tin alloy
molding (forming)
Pewter
Cast
Mold, Candle

Inscription

Cast at each candle mold side: ""W. WEBB"".

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Webb, W. (Maker)

Location of Origin

USA

Dimensions

18 x 21 1/2 x 6 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.272

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