Candlestick Holder (Marsden's Patent, November 1861)
Examples of this candlestick holder have been excavated on early and late-war battlefields and campsites, demonstrating widespread use. Like the originals, our reproduction are made of cast malleable iron, are correctly sized, painted, and bears the patent date which was cast into the lip.
Examples of this candlestick holder have been excavated on early and late-war battlefields and campsites, demonstrating widespread use. Like the originals, our reproduction are made of cast malleable iron, are correctly sized, painted, and bears the patent date which was cast into the lip.
Examples of this candlestick holder have been excavated on early and late-war battlefields and campsites, demonstrating widespread use. Like the originals, our reproduction are made of cast malleable iron, are correctly sized, painted, and bears the patent date which was cast into the lip.
Patent 33,788 was granted on November 26th, 1861 to S.L. Marsden of Westville Connecticut and S.R. Burrell of New York City. The original perspective customers for this item were men in military service.