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Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers

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The '''Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers''' is one of the Livery Company Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation was established in 1358; it received a Royal Charter in 1484. The Wax Chandlers, or wax-candle makers, were traditionally separate from Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers Tallow Chandlers; wax candles were customary in churches, while tallow candles were used in homes. As is the case with most other Livery Companies, the Wax Chandlers are no longer a trade association of wax candle makers, instead existing as a charitable institution. The Wax Chandlers' Company ranks twentieth in the Livery Company order of precedence of Livery Companies, immediately above the Tallow Chandlers. The Company's motto is ''Truth Is The Light''.

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- The Wax Chandlers' Company Category:Livery Companies Wax Chandlers