When I was at Mount Vernon we used Elcanco starlite candles and had good
comments (www.elcanco.com).  You have to purchase special
plugs/converters and there is a cord to deal with, but overall they are
easy to install and you can use monofilament to tie the cord to the side
of candlesticks, table legs, etc.

I'm likely going to use the same company for candles at my new site, so
please post to the list if you find better alternatives!

Gretchen M. Goodell
Curator
Stratford Hall
483 Great House Road
Stratford, VA  22558
(804) 493-8038 x 8910
www.stratfordhall.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of John Marks
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 4:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Flameless or LED candles

Hi,

We want to purchase "flameless" (realistic LED) tapers for our historic 
house for an evening event this fall.  I searched the archive and the 
last posting for this topic was in 2000, and there were no companies 
suggested.  Is anyone buying LED candles that they're excited about: 
cost, appearance, operation?  An internet search turns up a lot of 
sources but I thought I'd ask museums and see what they're happy with.  
We need tapers, without candlesticks or chambersticks, that we can put 
in our artifact chandeliers and candelabras.  Do commercially available 
LED candles fit in older candlesticks or is that a consideration when 
ordering?

Thanks,
John Marks
Curator
Geneva (NY) Historical Society

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