Candlestick

(C) Vin Callcut 2002-20010 Small extracts can be used with acknowledgements to 'Oldcopper.org website'. Helpful comments and identifications are very welcome.


	Brass candlestick by Skultuna Messingsbruk AB, Sweden, with circular base and straight column with sliding candle height adjuster. The base is decorated with three closely spaced grooves; the column has three pairs of grooves on the parallel section and two sets either side of a small knop underneath and a small rim at the top. .

	The candle height is adjusted by a crudely made hollow piston made of steel secured by a wing screw through the column slot having a coarse thread of 6.7mm (11/32”) in outside diameter.



	The column screws to the base with a short coarse thread about 11mm (3/8”) dia. Both of the threads initially appear to be similar to Whitworth specification but have a form that is much more rounded and a pitch that does not quite match the specification.

	Most of the candlestick has been polished at some time but the underside retains a bright brassed finish. The underside bears the maker’s marks of ‘SB’ together with a crown and ‘No 3’, in line.

	Base diameter 124mm ( 4 7/8”), Candlestick height 145mm (5¾”).