It sets on a surface on 3 legs, has a pointed tip. What is it? Shaped like scissors but aren't. When you open it a flat piece comes out of the box
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My guess is finger-nail trimmers. The box catches the clippings. – FreeMan Mar 18 '22 at 11:37
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4Looks like a candle wick trimmer – Ernst de Ridder Mar 18 '22 at 11:52
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@ErnstdeRidder you should make that an answer. – jay613 Mar 18 '22 at 12:25
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As @Ernst dR suggested,it's a wick trimmer. If you run a Google Image search for "antique wick trimmer" you'll get a bunch of similar objects.
(I was thinking maybe cigar cutter, but those are significantly different in design).
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3A bit of clarification on the shape: When a candle has a wick that is too long, the flame burns uneven and the candle starts smoking. When you cut off the top, the sooty and possibly smouldering end of the wick ends up safely in the little box instead of on the table cloth. The little legs make sure that candle wax that is on the scissors, does not touch the table cloth (or whatever you put the device on), either. – Ernst de Ridder Mar 18 '22 at 14:35