The house names used to refer to this house through the centuries make it clear that the full name on the gable stone was hardly suitable for everyday use.
There was talk of "de schier, scheere en mouchette", meaning one and the same house.
The representation on the gable stone is a pair of scissors used to cut the wick of candles and lamps, which were then collected in the attached box. This operation was called snuffing and was done to prevent fumes from escaping. Hence the name SCHMOUCK SCEER and SMOCSCHER, because snuffing was called "smokke" in the Maastricht dialect, and the "smooksjier" was hardly wanting in any household.
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