tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post5836221794546818845..comments2024-03-18T10:40:00.766+00:00Comments on A Kilchoan Diary: Mystery CandlestickJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-58099242827833162017-07-22T12:19:05.556+01:002017-07-22T12:19:05.556+01:00From Chris Mycock: Re the candlestick, what a sham...From Chris Mycock: Re the candlestick, what a shame it's a bit battered.<br /><br />As to how it got on the shoreline, consider that before the advent of municipal rubbish collections, folk used to dump their rubbish wherever they could - for a modern equivalent, think fly-tipping. The nearest stream, or - for those who lived along the shore, the sea - would have been a very convenient dustbin. For example, where the burns run into Broadford Bay at Waterloo, Skye, it's not hard to find 19th and early 20th century water-worn glass, potsherds, even building débris.<br /><br />My guess is that the candlestick was dumped into the sea along with other household waste. However, given the late 18th/early 19th century date, a romanticist's view could be that it found its way there during the Clearances.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-64062678125741552722017-07-17T09:45:10.687+01:002017-07-17T09:45:10.687+01:00Many thanks to PE and GT whose researches have sug...Many thanks to PE and GT whose researches have suggested that it may be a late 18th / early 19th century English Georgian single pewter candlestick - see https://www.applecrossantiques.com/metalwork/pewterJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-30196886833092592112017-07-16T23:59:27.614+01:002017-07-16T23:59:27.614+01:00Haha, probably fell out of a Vikings rucksack! Ser...Haha, probably fell out of a Vikings rucksack! Seriously, would love to know more....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095968296891711535noreply@blogger.com