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Gurley Novelty or simply Gurley was a candle-making company that existed throughout the second half of the 20th century. Gurley was known for making small, figurine-shaped candles for the main holidays, most notably Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween.
Paraffin represented a major advance in the candle-making industry because it burned cleanly and was cheaper to manufacture than other candle fuels such as beeswax and tallow. Paraffin wax initially suffered from a low melting point. This was remedied by adding stearic acid. The production of paraffin wax enjoyed a boom in the early 20th ...
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]
It has a density of 1.17–1.20 g/cm 3, [1] [16] which is approximately half that of glass, which is generally, depending on composition, 2.2–2.53 g/cm 3. [1] It also has good impact strength, higher than both glass and polystyrene, but significantly lower than polycarbonate and some engineered polymers.
Beeswax candles are purported to be superior to other wax candles, because they burn brighter and longer, do not bend, and burn cleaner. [14] It is further recommended for the making of other candles used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. [15] Beeswax is also the candle constituent of choice in the Eastern Orthodox Church. [16] [17]
Some residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions woke up to a White Christmas Eve on Tuesday morning, though a white Christmas Day seems unlikely.
The Gemini Full Moon, rising on December 15, 2024, signals a time for self-introspection and endings. For some zodiac signs, this lunar event brings significant opportunities to release old ...
In a confessional, Richards reflected how she hasn’t moved past the sexual assault. “I think that I haven't addressed a lot of what I have gone through, and it's very terrifying.