 Fuddling cup, an earthenware, notably English delftware, drinking vessel consisting of three or more containers joined together with passage for the contents to pass from one to the next, so that to empty one cup it was necessary to empty the lot.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974  Escutcheon-lift, a door latch in which the latch is operated by sliding the escutcheon plate upwards, to confound (or confuse) the nefarious.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974  Drawplate, a block of iron or steel perforated with holes of decreasing size for making gold wire, in use since late Roman times.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974  Candlescreen, a small, adjustable screen to be placed on a writing table so that the candlelight shining on the paper is not reflected in the writer's eyes.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974  Backscratcher, a rod about 12 in long ending in a rake-like implement, often in the form of a human hand in ivory; similar implements used for head-scratching in the 18th century by ladies with elaborate hairstyles.
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