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Packet of trench candles

Accession Number

1122.2014.1

Object Name

Packet of trench candles

Created

13/05/2014

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

13/05/2014

Brief Description

6 trench candles in paper packet

Materials

wax

Dimensions

candles - 7.5(h) x 2.5(diameter) cms packet - 15.5(l) x 8.4(w) x 3(h) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

on packet "HOLBROW'S TRENCH & TENT CANDLES SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED FOR USE IN HOLBROW'S POCKET HOLDER EACH CANDLE WILL BURN IN 3½ HOURS. HOLBROW & CO. 40 DUKE STREET,ST JAMES'S, SW"

Colour

brown packet , cream candles

Maker

Holbrow

Object Production Place

England

Provenance

Holbrow & Co seem to have been specialist retailers of fishing tackle going back, at least, to the 1980's though as is often the way with these companies, they disappeared from the scene sometime in the 1930/40's. Rather tantalisingly we see that these ones are " for use in Halbrow's Pocket Holder" so we need to go hunting for one of these now!
As 'trench' candles we assume that they were produced for one of the World Wars, or at least for the military, with a spin off for the camping/ tent fraternity and we can guess at a production date of around 1930/40.
Our good friend, Don Matheson bought these ones for a few pence in Auldearn Antiques up near Nairn and kindly donated them to us.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Don Matheson

Acquisition Date

13/05/2014

Condition Check Date

13/05/2014

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

13/05/2014

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