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Clara Barton generally used oil lamps to light the house at night. Candlesticks like this one may have been used on formal occasions. In 1910 the house was wired for electricity giving Miss Barton electric light for the last two years of her life.
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- Title: Candlesticks
- Contributor: Clara Barton National Historic Site National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/clba/exb/Homelife/PersonalBelongings_Dinnerware/CLBA1653_1654_candleSticks.html
- Source: Clara Barton National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: CLBA 1653, CLBA 1654
- Measurements: H 17, W 9.5 cm
- Materials: Brass
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