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Miners' candlesticks

Scope note

Candleholders with a hook and a spike so that they could either be hung or stuck in a timber or wall of a mine.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000180477

Broader Terms used

candlesticks

Equivalent Terms used

miner's candlestick

Created

13yrs ago

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