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<p>[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9739813, member: 84680"]I can’t help thinking that the chains once had a real purpose. Maybe the top part of those types of candleholders was once removable so it could be hung from a long hook on the castle wall, like a sconce. And then screwed back on to use as a candlestick. Then later on, maybe the chains became purely decorative.</p><p><br /></p><p>The screenshot is of one hanging candleholder for sale now. [ATTACH]476072[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit—re the way we perceive things in photos. </p><p><br /></p><p>Scrolling down when I was first looking at this, I could only see parts of the photos at a time, so I assumed the stick was much taller than it is — that it was actually standing on a wooden floor, not on a table. And that it was hanging from a hook in the second one — with a flashlight underneath it to show it was hanging. </p><p><br /></p><p>Didn’t notice the chairs in the first one, nor the slack chain in the second one… so oops! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9739813, member: 84680"]I can’t help thinking that the chains once had a real purpose. Maybe the top part of those types of candleholders was once removable so it could be hung from a long hook on the castle wall, like a sconce. And then screwed back on to use as a candlestick. Then later on, maybe the chains became purely decorative. The screenshot is of one hanging candleholder for sale now. [ATTACH]476072[/ATTACH] Edit—re the way we perceive things in photos. Scrolling down when I was first looking at this, I could only see parts of the photos at a time, so I assumed the stick was much taller than it is — that it was actually standing on a wooden floor, not on a table. And that it was hanging from a hook in the second one — with a flashlight underneath it to show it was hanging. Didn’t notice the chairs in the first one, nor the slack chain in the second one… so oops! :)[/QUOTE]
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