tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post7917960001732136216..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Trade in the 17th Century - The Tallow ChandlerMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-66160618512395636852018-08-28T17:13:15.050+01:002018-08-28T17:13:15.050+01:00The death certificate ofd my Great^6 Grandfather, ...<br />The death certificate ofd my Great^6 Grandfather, Nathaniel Cowdery's describes him as a "Chandler". His occupation is shown in his will of 31 December, 1715 is something resembling "Tallowin". Is this a term of art used to describe a tallow chandler? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013309061588875803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-61032663876625772442018-08-02T22:52:50.405+01:002018-08-02T22:52:50.405+01:00Fascinating information about early tallow chandle...Fascinating information about early tallow chandlers and candle making. However, gas lighting started much earlier and continued far longer than you suggest. The first commercial gaslight company began in London in 1812, although domestic lighting only became general from about the 1840s. Some rural communities were still using gas lights at home and in the streets as late as the 1960s.Paul Milsomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021393591944573927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-27232408384556745452018-01-14T10:56:14.069+00:002018-01-14T10:56:14.069+00:00I thought this fascinating and beautifully compose...I thought this fascinating and beautifully composed. Isn't it amazing to think how long we depended on candle light and what went into the making of tallow candles. Excellent post. Mr Pepys is a great read too!Carol McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072696398820339640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-41884637232340703692018-01-13T11:00:41.176+00:002018-01-13T11:00:41.176+00:00Lovely piece. Do you know Tanizaki's wonderful...Lovely piece. Do you know Tanizaki's wonderful book, In Praise of Shadows? He much preferred the dim light and dark corners to the harsh electric light that replaced them. Lesley Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845248172120197304noreply@blogger.com