Product Description
Made in the USA by Island Crafts & Miniatures, this one-inch (1:12) scale dollhouse miniature is a painted cast metal 12-tube replica of a primitive candle mold. For many years, tallow-dips and candles were the only means used for lighting, apart from the big fireplaces. A tallow-dip was a crude, homemade affair, consisting of a piece of wick dipped in tallow, and supported in a shallow receptacle with a handle and flaring lip. The candle was the principle light, and on its manufacture the careful housewife manifested her skill. By the early 1900's, people knew little of the particular pride their grandmothers took in making this necessary article of the household. In the mid 1860's every family had a set of candle-molds They consisted of four or more tin or pewter tubes slightly tapering and terminating in a cone with a small opening. The tubes were about 12 inches long and 1 inch across the wider end, and were joined top and bottom in a supporting framework of tin, the upper part of which was formed into a shallow dish. The tubes were soldered into circular openings in the bottom of the dish, and projected slightly. When candles were required for the house, the moulds were prepared by stringing into each tube a twisted core of wick. The portion of the wick projecting through the cone was carefully knotted and the other end was drawn taut and securted to a stick passing over the top. Care was taken to get the wick exactly in the center of the tube. After all the tubes were strung, molten tallow was poured into them, filling them completely. After the tallow became thoroughly cold the projecting knots were cut off, and the candles drawn from the moulds by means of the supporting sticks.
Product Videos
Custom Field
Product Reviews
1 Review Hide Reviews Show Reviews
-
Old fashioned candle mold
It is just like the antique one I own...awesome in my doll house!