I wasn't sure id be able to pull it off because I chose possibly the most difficult style of candle snuffer. It an 18th century scissor style snuffer. Back then wicks were made from twisted threads of flax, cotton, or hemp, and didn't burn nearly as well as our modern wicks. Trimming the wick to get rid of "candle snuffs" was an important part of keeping your candle burning well. If you didn't attend to it, the candle could get too hot, melt too much fat and send it streaming wastefully and messily down the sides - known as guttering.Smoking andexcessive smell could also be improved by careful trimming.
Candle snuffers were not primarily for extinguishing the candle. Snuffers were like scissors (or nippers) for cutting off excess sooty thread. A sharppoint was useful for spearing anyscraps of burnt wick that fell into the hot tallow, or to clean the candle stick holder.The snuffers often had a box to catch those clipped threads- the "snuffs". Snuffers were sometimes called snuffer boxes or box snuffers.
A snuff-pan, dish, or tray to lay greasy snuffers on was useful too. Sometimes the snuffers were kept upright in a snuff stand.