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Necessity is the mother of invention and
early candles sometimes took rather bizarre
forms to utilize available resources. The use of, and improvements
to candles has paralleled mans ascent from the stone age.
There is no historical record of the first candles used
by man, however clay candle holders dating from the fourth
century BC have been found in Egypt.
Early Chinese and Japanese candles were
made with wax derived from insects and seeds molded in paper
tubes. Wax skimmed from boiling cinnamon was the basis of
tapers for temple use in India.
Candles that we carry:
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