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VINTAGE CANDLE . I DONT KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS. i GOT THIS FROM MY AUNT WHICH I KNOW ONLY DEALS WITH HIGH END ITEMS. IT HAS A STICKER ON THE BOTTOM OF WALLDURN BADEN SEIT 1924 AND SAYS JOHANN GUNTER WACHSWARENFABRIK SCHUTZMARKE.
THIS CANDLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. INSIDE HOME FOR MANY YEARS, NEVER BURNED AS FAR AS i CAN TELL.
THE SCENE DEPICTS THE LAST SUPPER.
ANY INSIGHT ON IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Category
General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium
WAX
Distinguishing marks
STICKER OF WALLDURN BADEN PER DISCRIPTION.
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
10 1/2" FROM BASE TO TIP. BASE IS 6 1/4" IN DIAMETER.
Date Period
1924
Weight
MAYBE 2 TO 3 LBS.
History
FROM FAMILY WAY BACK.
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Re: WALLDURN/BADEN GERMAN CANDLE 1924
WALLDURN BADEN SCHUTZMARKE JOHANN GUNTER WACHSWARENFABRIK (1971)
Walldurn/Baden, Miltenberger Strasse 13; Hours: M-F 8-12, 1-5 and Sat/Sun 12-5.
These candles came from a factory in Walldϋrn located between Heidleberg and Wϋrzburg. They were very popular with American military families in the 1970s and before; driving up from Karlsruhe or down from Frankfurt. You could take a tour through the small factory and see the candles sitting on the workbenches, all white, before the handpainting began. Then you could pick out the one you wanted before any packaging had occurred. Some of the 1971-2 favorites were “The Bookseller” and “The Troubadours” (Elizabethan Age musicians) and, from the same period, one with scenes of craftsmen at work – baker, jeweler, clockmaker, carver, and brewer. I think I heard that the factory had burned, at least we couldn’t find it in 1999. There is a medical office at that location now.
The everlasting candles seem to have developed in the 70s – a removable top and spring-loaded 1” round white candle inside. The problem was that as the candle got short and melted soft near the end, the spring would push it out of the big candle, sometimes making a nice mess.
There is another candle factory in Walldϋrn now, but the candles on their website are plain.