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.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974 Aback table, a square table; in particular, one that is not self-supporting but is fixed to a wall by hinges or brackets.
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