Candles

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

539A

Length of issue (in feet)

185

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Candles

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: We investigated the faces behind the flame. And discovered in one London factory alone the whole history of candle making from the beginning: perfect candles hand made since the Middle Ages through to the most sophisticated machinery providing literally millions of candles for world-wide distribution. It’s an industry which further increased, thanks to the use of paraffin wax and derived from Middle East petroleum. We also found that in its modern form this old-established industry has discovered by-products which have given essential help to many other apparently unconnected activities - from the motor industry to survival kits for explorers. So the candle still burns, its light as beautiful as ever, and in an emergency still as vital.

Local distribution only

Arabic version

Keywords

Industry and manufacture

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

R.I. Phillips

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Notes

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