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2. Candlestick - Wikipedia

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   A candlestick is a device used to hold a candle in place. Candlesticks have a cup or a spike ("pricket") or both to keep the candle in place. Candlesticks are sometimes called "candleholders". Before the proliferation of electricity, candles were carried between rooms using a chamberstick, a short candlestick with a pan to catch dripping wax. [1]

3. Go-to-bed matchbox - Wikipedia

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   All featured a small hole or finial, sometimes in ivory and always part of the design, into which the lit match could be placed, rather like a miniature candle. [1] The idea was that, rather than risk taking a lit candle near to the voluminous fabric of a four poster bed , the lit match on the mantelpiece would burn for some 30 seconds — just ...

4. Hogscraper candlestick - Wikipedia

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   The name is derived from the candlesticks resemblance to an antique device used to scrape bristles from hog hide after slaughter. The antique lighting device commonly consists of a shaft, attached to a round base with a thumb tab ejector mechanism to remove the residual candle stub, and a round lip or "bobèche" to collect candle drippings. The ...

5. Girandole - Wikipedia

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   Later the mirror, especially if it is circular and convex, may be called girandole by itself without the candle holders. [3] The wall-mounted lighting device is a common definition of girandole in English today. [13] [5] [14] Some large dressing glasses of the 19th century were known as "girandoles" because of the lighting devices mounted to ...

6. Candle holder - Wikipedia

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   Candle holder or candleholder may refer to: Candlestick, a small device using a cup or spike to hold a candle in place; Sconce (light fixture), a fixture attached to a wall that holds a candle or lamp; Candelabra, a decoration holding candles on multiple arms; Chandelier, a branched ornamental light fixture designed to be mounted on ceilings or ...

7. 12 ways to make your home look like a Hallmark Christmas ...

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   Tulip Top Taper Candle Holder, Set of 3. $47 at Wayfair. ... The bulbs have a vintage, ceramic-style appearance that reviewers love. ... "Beautifully made metal stocking holder," wrote one shopper ...