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<p>[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 10661, member: 28"]But it could possibly be a Shabbat candleholder. The seven branch candelabra is a symbol of the temple in Judaism. And is also called a menorah (I had to double check this before editing but I was sure at the time it wasn't just for Chanukah.)</p><p><br /></p><p>If I recall, Jewish metal workers made a lot of these after emigrating from Eastern Europe to the Lower East Side post 1900. Again, without any kind of marking or symbol, it could be from anywhere, anytime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 10661, member: 28"]But it could possibly be a Shabbat candleholder. The seven branch candelabra is a symbol of the temple in Judaism. And is also called a menorah (I had to double check this before editing but I was sure at the time it wasn't just for Chanukah.) If I recall, Jewish metal workers made a lot of these after emigrating from Eastern Europe to the Lower East Side post 1900. Again, without any kind of marking or symbol, it could be from anywhere, anytime.[/QUOTE]
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