Outdoor candle
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An outdoor candle,[1] which is also known a pitch torch or a garden candle[2] (Swedish: marschall, Danish: haveblus,[3] Finnish: soihtukynttilä) is a large (usually 10 cm wide) tealight-like candle that is lit outside. Outdoor candles are commonly found in Scandinavia,[4] and are used as an outdoor decoration in private gardens, graves or at the side of roads or paths. They are made from paraffin in a metal cup with a centimetre-thick wick, which heats up to 1000 °C. Due to this heat, and the fact that they are designed to be weatherproof, they have to be properly snuffed out with a snuffer.
See also
- Tiki torch - another type of outdoor candle
References
- ^ "Outdoor Candles | Clas Ohlson | Clas Ohlson". www.clasohlson.com. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Windproof Garden Candles - Outdoor Candles that stay alight". Ecclesia Candles. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Haveblus - Fakkelfabrikken". www.fakler.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Garden Torches". www.scandinavian-south.com. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
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