Candlesticks usually of sheet iron on a convex disc base with a straight tubular stem bearing a round drip catcher at the top. A slot in the side of the stem accommodates a finger grip for operating the candle adjuster and ejector, and a suspension hook sometimes extends from the drip catcher. The name is believed to be derived from a resemblance to the device used to scrape the bristles from butchered hogs.
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candlesticks, hogscraper
candlesticks, hogscraper type
hog-scrapers
hogscraper type candlesticks
hogscrapers
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