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Description: | Price's Patent Candle Company produced this block of wax at its York Road, Battersea factory. From its establishment in 1847, the company played a significant role in the working history of Battersea and forged strong links with the local community by employing successive generations of Londoners. By the beginning of the 20th century, Price's was the world's largest manufacturer of candles, employing over 2,000 workers. The firm's range comprised up to 130 different products from tiny birthday-cake candles to large church candles. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | work | Temporal: | 1960-1987 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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