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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9668, 6 December 1909, Page 5

It may not be generally Known that the greyest candlemaking establishment in the world is in England. It is that of Prick's Patent Candlij Company, Ltd.. with two other large factories, one at. Battersea on the Thames., an.i the other on the Mersey, neir Birkenhead, covering together thirty acres, and giving employment to about. 2,200 people. The lciding' position held by the company is shown not mere y by their having received (he largenumber of eighty-six awards at the principtl International Exhibitions daring the past half century, but ejpecLUiy by the i.in que fact that five of these are Grand Prix gained in the g'ea'est candle producing countries ot the European cjntincnfc —namely, in Antwerp in 1894, Amdteai/.m in 1890 Brussels in 1897, and Paris in 1839 and 1900. Some of the company'sspecialties are: Golct Medal Paiaiitino Grand Prize Parastrine tiShade, and l J e t Stearine Candle; Childs', lloy.il New Patent tmd Palmitine Star Ni-ht Light*; ltegina, Glycerin Creun, ind Court, Toilet Ga - Enj,ino and ot! er Lubricating Oils. Glycerin absolutely p*i»e Price's S nips and Ca idles are Htj;.<u y all Grojn-S'ind 1 tor 'keepers in the rarapa district,*