Medieval candle

We envision what it must have been like to illuminate one’s home before electricity. The evening’s gloom thickened and the room’s furnishings cast their long shadows from the dyin…

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An unknown lantern from Järvsö in Hälsingland, Sweden. In the Hälsinglandsmuseum collection there is a lantern in metal, HM5109. This lantern appeared in a search at DigtialtMuseum site, when …

Make an authentic medieval coil candle from scratch with beeswax and DIY candle wicks!

Medieval Candle Casting Mold by ekkotre on Etsy: "Through the 14th to 15th centurys, many Europeans found themselves in the unenviable position of having burned the majority of their trees for use in their foundries and, were forced to develop ways to extend their limited fuel supplies. Handmade wooden candle molds were one result of this thrust-upon frugality. Casting candles in wooden molds was nearly 98% more fuel efficient than hand dipping them and, the practice remained in place until…

Medieval candle making

Medieval candle making machine

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