The Nantucket Hurricane is a hand-blown glass candle holder with tall, straight sides that shield a flame from drafts, making it usable on a porch or patio as well as a table. Each piece is made by Simon Pearce's glassblowers in Vermont using traditional techniques, so walls and rims vary slightly from one to the next. It comes in four heights, from a 6-inch small to a 13.5-inch extra large, plus a two-piece gift box set of the small size. Against mass-produced glass hurricanes, it stands out for American handmade construction and thick glass; the trade-off is that hand-blowing leaves small bubbles and slight irregularities, and the open top means it does not seal a candle away from wind the way a lidded lantern would.
In stockReturn policy
Owners of Simon Pearce glassware praise the weight and clarity of the hand-blown pieces and the way the hurricanes look on a table. The most common complaints are the small bubbles and uneven rims that come with hand-blowing, and the heft of the larger sizes.
The Nantucket Hurricane by Simon Pearce has high sides and an elegant cylindrical silhouette. It can be used indoors or outdoors.
Each hurricane is handmade in the USA by Simon Pearce glassblowers using centuries-old techniques.
