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2. Candelabra - Wikipedia

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   Candelabra is a form of candlestick; candlestick is defined as an object that holds a candle, [8] [9] and candelabra can be defined as a branched holder that supports multiple candles. [3] [10] "Candelabra" has been used to describe all branched candle holders, including chandeliers. The distinction between a candelabrum and a chandelier, the ...

3. Fairy lamp - Wikipedia

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   Clarke's original lamps feature a fairy embossed into the bottom, and they became so popular that all small candle-based lamps became known as "fairy lamps." They became extremely popular, due to the sudden affordability of mass-produced glass and candles, and were frequently used to illuminate nurseries, sickrooms, and hallways. [ 2 ]

4. Puerto Rican Pottery - Wikipedia

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   Artware shapes included vases of various sizes, ashtrays, hooded candle holders, planters, incense pots, candelabra, and lamp bases. The most common design patterns are sgraffito —shapes, symbols, and stylized figures of fruit and animals.

5. 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]

6. Girandole - Wikipedia

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   Later the mirror, especially if it is circular and convex, may be called girandole by itself without the candle holders. [3] The wall-mounted lighting device is a common definition of girandole in English today. [13] [5] [14] Some large dressing glasses of the 19th century were known as "girandoles" because of the lighting devices mounted to ...

7. 5 Items From the 1970s That Are Worth a Lot of Money - AOL

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   Technically, anything over 20 years old can be coined "vintage." But when you truly think of items worth this title, your brain doesn't go to Beanie Babies. Instead, it conjures up images of vinyl...