Silver wax jack with a detachable silver snuffer

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This silver wax jack with detachable silver snuffer was made by the Edinburgh silversmiths Dick & Macpherson, in 1808-9.

Silver wax jack on a shallow oval base with a gadrooned border, by Dick and Macpherson, Edinburgh, 1808 - 1809

Wax jacks were sometimes called taper stands and held a reel of wax taper, treated with turpentine, which burned with a clean light and did not crack when bent.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-989-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 860 B
• Date: 1808 - 1809
  1808 - 1809
  1808-9
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: D & M; thistle; C; king's head
  Silver. Inscription: D & M; thistle; C; king's head
  Snuffer, wax jack
  Wax jack
  
• Dimensions: 138 mm H x 113 mm L x 110 mm W
  47 mm H x 20 mm D
  
• What: Snuffer, wax jack
  Wax jack
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Dick and Macpherson, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  Dick and Macpherson, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Separate cone-shaped snuffer for wax jack MEQ 860 A, by Dick and Macpherson, Edinburgh, 1808 - 1809
  
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