No. 4. —highly explosive and dangerous. Candles were the principal means used for lighting, and many families made their own. Cotton strings cut into proper engths were dipped into melted tallow and then hung … No. 5; up to harden, the process being repeated until a suffi-cient thickness was obtained. It was a great daywhen dips were made, the whole family usually beingemployed. Wax candles were made by professionals, asa rule, thougrh there were families who bleached theirbeeswax and made their own.…
Pottery · Glass · Glassware
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