Offered here is an original 1890's or earlier blacksmith made heavy wire underground miners candlestick. Along with an original miners stearic wax candle stub. Measures 10.0" long. One piece construction, and you can tell by the good age patina this stick has many years on it. It was fairly common for a blacksmith or relatively talented miner to make his own candlestick to see by during his dark shift underground. Would still take some good effort to heat this one piece of heavy wire up enough to wind the thimble three turns the same diameter as a standard mining candle. Great display piece of mining history. Thanks for looking!