CANDLES

Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 7

These are an important article of manufacture, and may be composed of a variety of materials: the principal are, — 1. Wax candles, v,'b\ch are made by pouring melted wax over the wicks, which for the convenience of turning and placing them succe ively over the cauldron, are xisually attached to the circum [s. 201]