I have a random likeness for the Orvis catalogue, it all started in elementary school when I would take my dad's magazine just to see the cute Springer Spaniels.Last night I stumbled upon this unique candle. Since you all know I love a history behind home accents, or anything for that matter--you'll know this is right up my alley.
It's called a Courting Candle and now I want one.
Orvis says they date back to the 1600s, and were used by protective parents to regulate the time a suitor spent with a young daughter. How would they do so, you ask? Well, the flame extinguishes itself when it reaches the clip on the vintage-design stand.
The candle lasts 70 hours and is made from pure beeswax. So if you have a 16-year old girl or need to limit your late night time with a boyfriend, this is the candle for you (wink wink).
(Check out other versions here.)
3 comments:
maybe you should buy this for dad for his birthday to supervise me? ha NOT
Very cool. I can't tell my fiance about this candle because he probably will want to get it. He's very strict about the curfew and I'm always trying to get him to stay "just 5 more minutes."
Yep. My parent's totally had one of those. Lucky for me it was for decoration only...
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