Vintage Inspired Candle snuffer
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This Vintage Inspired Scissor Candle snuffer adds a decorative touch to your candles, while also providing an easy and safe way to extinguish the flame.
These scissor style candle snuffers are a great way to put out a candle without a mess. The snuffer won't cut the wick, it just smothers it.
Not only is it practical, but these attractive brass snuffers can also be used as a decorative touch in an early home.
Designed in Germany.
Inspiration behind the design: Until the first half of the 19th century, a lit candle had to be “trimmed” (have the burnt portion of the wick cut or snipped off) at regular intervals. The “extinguisher” mounted on the scissor blades, a small box sometimes fitted with a snap lock, opened and closed when cutting, so that the trimmed piece of wick (the “snuff”), which at first was still smoldering, went straight into the box, where it was immediately extinguished as the oxygen supply was cut off. This stopped the remains of the wick from falling into the fuel, leaving scorch marks and soot stains on furniture, tablecloths and carpets, or even starting a fire. In any household, candle scissors were essential tools for everyday use. The closest relative of the candle scissors is the snuffer. As the name suggests, snuffers are used to extinguish the flame in a more discreet and hygienic way than blowing it out, as the instant smothering of the flame largely avoids wax splashes, as well as smoke and soot emissions.