Candle Making (1949)

Candle making at Cricklewood, London. Various shots of men making church candles in chandlers’ factory. Wax is dripped down string hanging from ceiling. While warm and soft the candle is rolled and polished smooth and cut to size. M/S two men making cluster of candles twisted together for use on dinner tables. Various shots artists decorating candles with flowers and plants by hand. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.