A SHEFFIELD PLATE CHAMBERSTICK WITH SOHO PATENT NOZZLE

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Single Owner House Sale Lot 162

A SHEFFIELD PLATE CHAMBERSTICK WITH SOHO PATENT NOZZLE, BY THE M BOULTON PLATE CO, C1820 pan 14cm diam, maker's mark and marked on nozzle SOHO PATENTThe ingenious screw mechanism that economised on candles was originally patented by Edmund Greaves of Sheffield in December 1779. See Crosskey (G), Old Sheffield Plate, Second Edition, Sheffield 2013, illus facing p301.

Estimate: £80 - 120 Sold for £110

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