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They
put out candles!
The scissors-like
implements on the right were used to extinguish the candles' flames. The
cone-like extinguishers did the same thing. The implements at the left
end of the table were called snuffers. They were used to trim the candle
to make it burn better.
These 19th
century gizmos are part of the gigantic collection of antique household
implements at the Henry Ford Museum in
Dearborn, Michigan.
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