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  2. Candle snuffer - Wikipedia

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    A candle wick trimmer, also sometimes called a snuffer. Before the mid 19th century, the term snuffer referred to a scissors-like device with two flat blades and an attached snuffer box. This tool was used to trim the wick of a candle without extinguishing the flame, to maintain efficient burning. A small receptacle catches the trimmed bit of ...

  3. Candle wick - Wikipedia

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    The wick sizes determine the amount fuel brought into the flame. [1] Prior to the introduction of these wicks specialty scissors were used to trim the excess wick without extinguishing the flame. [2] Large diameter wicks typically result in a larger flame, a larger pool of melted wax, and the candle burning faster.

  4. Wenxiu - Wikipedia

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    The nights were so long and so horrible, and the loneliness in my heart was hard to be got rid of. I lit a candle and faced the lonely lamp, waiting until the candle was burned most. When the wick became longer and the light shadow began to swing, I would take a pair of scissors to cut the wick shorter.

  5. Candle - Wikipedia

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    Special candle scissors called "snuffers" were produced for this purpose in the 20th century and were often combined with an extinguisher. In modern candles, the wick is made in such a way that it curves over as it burns, which ensures that the end of the wick gets incinerated by fire, thereby trimming itself. [2]

  6. A Guide to the 12 Best At-Home Hair Cutting Scissors - AOL

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    Stainless 2000 5.5" Styling Shears. This pair of hair scissors by the beloved brand Tweezerman is a jack of all trades. Alex Brown, who counts Chrissy Teigan and Kendall Jenner as clients, says ...

  7. History of candle making - Wikipedia

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    Candle moulding machine in Indonesia circa 1920. Candle making was developed independently in a number of countries around the world. [1]Candles were primarily made from tallow and beeswax in Europe from the Roman period until the modern era, when spermaceti (from sperm whales) was used in the 18th and 19th centuries, [2] and purified animal fats and paraffin wax since the 19th century. [1]

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