A set of tapered metal tubes, usually tin or sheet iron and sometimes many joined in one frame, into which melted wax is poured around a threaded wick to cast a batch of candles at once instead of dipping them one layer at a time. A finished mold is chilled, then dipped briefly in hot water to loosen the candles for release.
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Introduced When (Circa)The technique of casting candles in a mould is credited to the fourteenth-century Sieur de Brez, though efficient large-scale mould production only arrived in the nineteenth century 1 OriginA surviving circa-1800 American tin mold in the Huntington's collection holds thirty-six candles at once, by an unknown maker, typical of the connected multi-tube molds that made household candle making fast work by the early nineteenth century. 2 Introduced era (class) Connections
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Sources
1. Candle (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory sectionQuote, History section
In the 14th century Sieur de Brez introduced the technique of using a mould, but real improvement for the efficient production of candles with mould was only achieved in the 19th century.
2. Candle Mold (The Huntington)
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical GardensObject record
Tin candle mold with 36 molds.
- Used In: Candle Making
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