Silver wax jack with a detachable silver snuffer

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
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
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
Event:
Description:	Separate cone-shaped snuffer for wax jack MEQ 860 A, by Dick and Macpherson, Edinburgh, 1808 - 1809
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