Article Detail

The history of candle can be traced back to the Egyptians who used wick candles as far back as 3000 BC. However, the inspiration behind modern production could have emerged [in the period around 200 BC] from China where candles were molded using paper tubes and whale fat. An interesting part of the Chinese candle timeline is the adoption of the candle clocks. The production of candles has since undergone many evolutions:several kinds of materials [like beeswax, paraffin wax, soybean wax, tallow and so on] have been used in making candles. A marked advancement however came in 1834 with the invention of candle-making machine by James Morgan. The machine could produce up to 1,500 candles in one hour.

Though candles were [and still are] commonly used for lighting up the room- this has been on the decline with the invention of several electronic sources of lighting- but they are still very much used for ritual and/or religious purposes.

More profoundly, candles are now being used for depicting celebrations; decorative purposes in home; soothing the senses and has also been a symbolic item for romance.

The obsoleteness of candles has often looked certain- especially with the advent of alternative means of power supply- but with its adoption in other unconventional ways, candles could continually exist as long as man last on the earth.