robert klaas scissors..help date and identify

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  1. Bigfoot

    Bigfoot Active Member

    HELLO ALL and thanks in advance for your help..these are robert klaas prussia scissors..i need help to date them and identify what type they were used for...at first i thought it was a wick trimmer because of the vertical edge..The handles also have a funky curved shape..the blades are curved up...the makers mark says ROBt KLAAS PRUSS'A...THANKS AGAIN ....ANDY
     

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    candle snuffer.........
     
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  3. Bigfoot

    Bigfoot Active Member

    i was not sure because theres no box...any idea of age
     
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    "Snuffers are first recorded in the 15th century. Numerous patents for them are known from the mid-18th century, regularly reappearing with new improvements until 1840"
    From Google search....​
     
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  6. Bigfoot

    Bigfoot Active Member

    thanks so much to all...for your help...andy
     
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