Not flippant at all
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- you've got me thinking though :
"Our history -
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The Tallow Chandlers Company" was formed in about 1300 to regulate oils, ointments, lubricants and fat-based preservatives and to manage candle making using tallow (animal fats). Over the next 150 years we expanded in membership and influence, until King Edward IV granted us a coat of arms in 1456, and full livery status in 1462.
"By the 1500s, we were looking after London's trade in a wide range of domestic goods, including sauces, vinegar, soap, cheese and herrings. We were also intimately involved in the service of the City. Our tallow candles played a key role in the compulsory street lighting for the City of London, and we were supplying the City Watch with 60 men. ……. "
Also : Retail and Trade Suppliers of Canal and Narrow Boat Equipment
Midland Chandlers has been established for over 35 years and is the market leader in the supply of equipment for inland waterways craft. We have four well stocked showrooms based in Preston Brook (Warrington), Braunston (Daventry), Penkridge (Staffordshire) and Willington (Derbyshire). "
so I wasn't far away
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