Candle Warmer
MakerMade by
Silex Company
American
Date1940-1960
MediumBody .a: Pressed colorless glass
Top .b: Chrome
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 3 5/8 x 5 7/8in. (9.2 x 14.9cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionCandle warmer with a cylindrical pressed colorless glass body and a chrome top. The body of the candle warmer (.a) has a plain rim and sides with a scalloped interior and raised horizontal bands on the exterior. The candle warmer has a round foot with three raised feet. There are three holes in the bottom of the candle warmer. The bottom interior of the candle warmer has a round recessed area. The chrome top (.b) fits snugly around the rim of the candle warmer body. There is a hole in the center of the top, surrounded by incised or impressed words, "CANDLE WARMER/ Patent Applied For/ The SILEX Company". This is surrounded by two bands of pierced borders. The first border consists of nine circles with an undulating band of chrome across the center. The second band consists of a row of punched elongated rectangles. The bottom of the feet on the candle warmer body have some light scratches.
Object number2003.181.2a,b
MarkingsThere is a hole in the center of the top, surrounded by incised or impressed words, "CANDLE WARMER/ Patent Applied For/ The SILEX Company".On View
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2018-2019