candle-heads

Updated: May 15, 2025

Then the tallow, if it is possible to extract tallow from the army horse, which I think extremely doubtful, unless he die immediately after entering the service. And last, but not least, the shinbones are valuable, being convertible into a variety of articles that many believe to be composed of pure ivory, such as candle-heads, knife-handles, etc.

Jeanne Johnson Rust - A History of the Town of Fairfax