Description: Rare, vintage Easter Bunny & Carrot Gurley Candle. Bunny stands alone and wick is in pristine condition. Easily cleaned with damp cloth. These beauties are from the 1940’s. Very few have survived the test of time. Such a beautiful addition for any vintage collector. Gurley, the W & F Manufacturing Company was a confectionery company that produced all kinds of candies, chocolates, and wax novelties. In 1939, Mr. Gurley was approached by the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, now known as ExxonMobil, to create a line of decorative novelty candles to help use up the excess paraffin wax that is created as a by-product from refining oil. The candles were made in Mr. Gurley's manufacturing plant in Buffalo and sold under the name Tavern Novelty Candles. It was not until 1949 that the company was renamed The Gurley Novelty Company. The new line of wax decorations was quite successful, and by the late 1940s, a vast majority of Gurley's profits were a result of his novelty candles. Please note that due to age, and delicacy of these items, I cannot guarantee that wicks will light, coloring of wax will be consistent, or all candles will stand on own. Please see all photos for description. Should there be any flaws outside of normal vintage scope, I will notate in both photos and listing description. Thank you for looking!
Price: 17.85 USD
Location: Wesley Chapel, Florida
End Time: 2025-02-03T15:52:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.85 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Origin: usa
Occasion: Easter
Color: White
Year Manufactured: 1940
Material: Wax
Item Length: 3.75 in
Subject: Rabbit
Brand: Gurley's
Type: Decorative candle
Department: Adult
Style: 1950s
Theme: Animals & Dinosaurs
Scent: Unscented
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
