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Askews Candles

Poison Bottle Candles

Poison Bottle Candles

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Poison Bottle Candles

This set of two beeswax candles certainly are different and some may say a little macabre. These beeswax candles, created in small batches by Askew Candles in Darlington are made from moulds of original poison bottles. Poison bottles were originally designed to have very distinctive shapes. This was due to the lack of electricity in Victorian times, and their unique shapes were so you didn't grab the wrong bottle in the dark and well...poison yourself. These bottle candles that say 'NOT TO BE TAKEN' on them evoke a sense of history of bottle making, when the design was certainly as important as the liquids they held.

Made in Darlington

Poison Bottle Candles highlights

These intriguing beeswax candles from Darlington are cast from original poison bottles. A conversation starter that brings Victorian apothecary charm to modern homes.

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CONTENTS & MATERIALS

Hand poured in the UK using 100% British beeswax

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

70 hours of golden bright flame

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Meet the Maker: Askews Candles

Three brothers - Tom, Joe and George Askew - handcraft unique beeswax candles in the stables of their family home in Hurworth, near Darlington. Founded in 2016 when George transformed his candle-making hobby into a family business, Askews Candles creates each piece using custom moulds from antique and vintage British bottles sourced from charity shops, antique dealers and bottle enthusiasts across the country. Using one hundred percent British beeswax with natural wicks, these candles offer exceptional burn times up to one hundred hours, producing a clean, bright golden flame with a subtle honey aroma. The bottle designs - from Victorian poison bottles to Yorkshire brewery bottles - preserve North East heritage and British brewing history in functional form. Beeswax is completely sustainable, and supporting these candles means supporting Britain's vital bee population. Featured in Country Living and Period Living, Askews Candles represent brotherhood, sustainability and the preservation of British industrial heritage.

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