Depicted here are 1900 Brothel Candles, they were popular in brothels between 1880 and 1905. They were for both a lightsource and a timer. Once the wax was consumed the session came to an end. They would burn for about 7 minutes.
The price of a prostitute around 1900 was between 50 cents and 10 dollars, depending on the skill and availability. It is not known if the candle was included in that price.
We are doing a little survey on masturbation techniques (thehun.net/masturbation), which brings out some interesting facts. First of all the ladies! You girls seem to confess a lot about having sex with vibrators, which is not surprising, it’s what they’re there for! You do seem to be fond of candles, pens and hairbrushes as well though! And that poor Teddy bear (or lucky bear!), he’s very popular as well. Most popular object to have sex with for women seems to be the pillow though. Now you know!