| Reference number | CLP/3i/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The tallow chandeler' by Theod [Theodore] de Vaux |
| Date | [1666] |
| Description | De vaux provides instructions for making the five following types of tallow candles:
- Candles dipped in a mould
- Very fine candles
- Watch candles made with the pith of rushes
- Candles in moulds
- Cheap candles for poor men to burn
Subject: Industry / Lighting
Read to the Royal Society on 14 March 1666. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5627 | Vaux; Sir; Theodore de (c1628 - 1694); physician | c1628 - 1694 |