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2. Candlestick - Wikipedia

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   A candlestick is a device used to hold a candle in place. Candlesticks have a cup or a spike ("pricket") or both to keep the candle in place. Candlesticks are sometimes called "candleholders". Before the proliferation of electricity, candles were carried between rooms using a chamberstick, a short candlestick with a pan to catch dripping wax. [1]

3. 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 ...

4. Julleuchter - Wikipedia

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   Its candle has burned down, and it should receive a new one tonight. Just as our ancestors never let the sacred hearth cooking fire extinguish, so our Jul-Leuchter must always have a light. Thus it becomes a symbol of the never dying sunlight. Everyone becomes very thoughtful when the old candle finally burns down and the new one is put in its ...

5. Candlestick telephone - Wikipedia

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   The candlestick telephone (or pole telephone) is a style of telephone that was common from the late 1890s to the 1940s. A candlestick telephone is also often referred to as a desk stand, an upright, or a stick phone. Candlestick telephones featured a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of the stand, and a receiver (earphone) that was ...

6. 40 Secret Santa gift ideas for every type of person you know

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   Rather than playing white noise sounds on a digital loop, this machine makes white noise the old fashioned way: using a real fan. But don't worry — the fan creates white noise without producing ...

7. Shopping for a bookworm? These are the best gifts for book ...

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   It includes everything they need to install old-fashioned book checkout cards into their favorite novels, including self-adhesive pockets for the inner cover, classic library checkout cards, a ...