Christmas Tree Candleholder, 1860-1870
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Inventors designed early Christmas tree candleholders to stabilize tilting candles -- perennial holiday annoyances that dripped wax and were potential fire hazards. Turned-up metal tabs held candles upright while a tack or some wire secured the mechanism to a bough. A bobeche, or wax-catching dish, was patented for Christmas tree candleholders after the Civil War and soon became a popular feature.
Inventors designed early Christmas tree candleholders to stabilize tilting candles -- perennial holiday annoyances that dripped wax and were potential fire hazards. Turned-up metal tabs held candles upright while a tack or some wire secured the mechanism to a bough. A bobeche, or wax-catching dish, was patented for Christmas tree candleholders after the Civil War and soon became a popular feature.
Artifact
Candleholder
Date Made
1860-1870
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
70.45.79.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 1 in
Diameter: 1.375 in