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Bitumen Candle

Bitumen Candle

Filter candle fitted in glass funnel

Filter candle fitted in glass funnel

1900-1980
dummy phosphorus

dummy phosphorus

Bayberry candle

Bayberry candle

Candlestick, socket-type

Candlestick, socket-type

Candle from "Fairy" nightlight

Candle from "Fairy" nightlight

Candle for night light, Europe, 1871-1920

Candle for night light, Europe, 1871-1920

1871-1920
candle

candle

Candle from Crab Railway Reading Lamp, made by The Patent Safety Candle Grip Company, London. Sold by W H Smith.

Candle from Crab Railway Reading Lamp

1893-1897
'Newstart: millennium candle, 31st December 1999'. A gift from local Christian churches to mark the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. Light a candle for the millennium moment... Millennium AD 2000 holder, etched acrylic, height 9.5cm, diameter at top 6cm. Leaflet with Millennium Resolution to speak at moment, and safety advice, opens to 15x21cm

Newstart

1999
Three standard candles used for sensitometry.

Standard candles

Candle from laboratory kit used by James Joule, c1860.

Candle from laboratory kit used by J. Joule, c. 1860

Japanese candle with M.S. letter.

Japanese candle with M.S. letter

Exhibit showing the use of candles for measuring time. (Consisting of brass candlestick and one pair of snuffers)

Exhibit showing the use of candles for measuring time