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Snuffers

(English, working in Sheffield, 1806–1976)
around 1835
Object PlaceSheffield, England
Medium/TechniqueMetal; Sheffield plate
Dimensions4.5 x 5.6 x 17 cm (1 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas P. Rich
Accession number20.803
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ClassificationsSilver
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InscriptionsMARKS: on the cross-piece of the scissors mechanism, maker's marks Dixon in a square, a circle with a horizontal line through it and a tail (?) below in a square, and J in a square (Bradbury, 1912 ed, p451).