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- Patent Model of Candle Lamp, 1872 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.

- February 20, 1872
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Candle Lamp, 1872
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- Candleholder, 1940-1950 - The Van Briggle Pottery was among the most important and longest-lasting art potteries. The pottery, established in 1901 and located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is known for its satin matte glazes perfected by its founder, Artus Van Briggle. The pottery produced works for more than one hundred years, finally closing its doors in the early 2010s.

- 1940-1950
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Candleholder, 1940-1950
The Van Briggle Pottery was among the most important and longest-lasting art potteries. The pottery, established in 1901 and located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is known for its satin matte glazes perfected by its founder, Artus Van Briggle. The pottery produced works for more than one hundred years, finally closing its doors in the early 2010s.
- Hallowe'en Party Decorations, circa 1923 - In the 1910s and 1920s, Halloween parties for adults were becoming more popular--and commercialized. Hostesses could decorate their table settings with stylish ready-to-use paper party goods, printed with attractive Halloween-themed images. This party set includes invitations, lampshades, place cards, candle holders, party picks, and nut cups. There's a little fortune-telling as well -- written on the owls is a "prediction" for each guest.

- circa 1923
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Hallowe'en Party Decorations, circa 1923
In the 1910s and 1920s, Halloween parties for adults were becoming more popular--and commercialized. Hostesses could decorate their table settings with stylish ready-to-use paper party goods, printed with attractive Halloween-themed images. This party set includes invitations, lampshades, place cards, candle holders, party picks, and nut cups. There's a little fortune-telling as well -- written on the owls is a "prediction" for each guest.
- Christmas Tree Candle Clip, circa 1890 - New York inventor Frederick Arzt sought an alternative to the often heavy or unstable candleholders available for mid-nineteenth-century Christmas trees. In 1879, Arzt introduced a spring clip design. Light, reliable, and available in a variety of eye-catching designs and colors, the Christmas candle clip would remain prevalent into the 1920s.

- circa 1890
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Christmas Tree Candle Clip, circa 1890
New York inventor Frederick Arzt sought an alternative to the often heavy or unstable candleholders available for mid-nineteenth-century Christmas trees. In 1879, Arzt introduced a spring clip design. Light, reliable, and available in a variety of eye-catching designs and colors, the Christmas candle clip would remain prevalent into the 1920s.
- Candleholder -

- Collections - Artifact
Candleholder
- Candleholder -

- Collections - Artifact
Candleholder
- Candleholder, 1938-1943 -

- 1938-1943
- Collections - Artifact
Candleholder, 1938-1943
- Candleholder, 1938-1943 -

- 1938-1943
- Collections - Artifact
Candleholder, 1938-1943
- Candleholder Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -

- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Candleholder Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Chamberstick, 1860-1900 -

- 1860-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Chamberstick, 1860-1900