brass candlestick

Golden-hued candle base

A brass candlestick is a candle holder made of brass, the yellowish copper-zinc alloy.

Brass candlesticks were common household items before electric lighting, and antique examples remain popular as decorative objects: a pair of brass candlesticks on the mantel.

The phrase appears in the board game Clue as a potential murder weapon.

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formality/aesthetic register

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Decorative hanging light with glass

paper lantern · fine crystal

light source type

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Flameless illumination shaped traditionally

flashlight · light bulb · fluorescent light · smart light · neon light

lighting technology

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Semiconductor-based illumination device

smart light · oil lamp · torch · flashlight

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G