Taper light

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Taper lights hold the burning end of a wax taper between its blades. The taper is wound round the vertical central pillar and moved up as it burnt. This taper light was found at Kildrummy Castle in Aberdeenshire. It is made of iron.

The taper light's two blades, when closed, form a flat circle. The upright of the stand has three knops in the middle and, at the foot, a shallow octagonal plate with a scalloped edge.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-308-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MGQ 1
• Date: Late 18th or early 19th century
  
• Material: Iron
  Snuffers
  
• Dimensions: 6.60" H; 5.30" L snuffer; 3.90" D plate
  
• What: Snuffers
  
• Subject: Snuffers (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Kildrummy Castle
  Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Kildrummy Castle
  
• Event:
• Description: Iron snuffers with a stand, from Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, late 18th or early 19th century
  
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