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15 under penalty of a fine of fifteen shillings. Before the use of matches light had to be procured from the hot coals, a box of tapers, or strips of paper rolled up being used. The danger of fire was great, and every house was provided with fire buckets which hung in a handy place. The process of making the candles was long and trying, but casting them in moulds was eas- ier than dipping them. The moulds were made either of tin or Porringer. Miller Putnam's Lantern. pewter, and would hold from... two to twelve candles. Not every family owned a set of moulds but in those pleasant days of vil- lage life a mould was passed about from one family to another as needed, just as the spoon mould was passed- Almost as necessary as the candlesticks themselves were the snuffers and tray to go with them, and it was a much sought privilege of the children of the house to be allowed to use them. They were invented about 1733. Candle sticks of all kinds were considered more elegant than oil lamps. The part of the lamp to hold the oil, which set into the candle stick, was made of -lass and brass, so the handsome sticks could still be used.
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