Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wallrathslichterfabrik
English translation:
spermaceti candle factory
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Yana Dovgopol
May 14, 2010 16:03
14 yrs ago
German term
Wallrathslichterfabrik
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
historical business
Schwerin had one of these in the mid-19th century. An encyclopaedia entry of that period about Schwerin includes: "Schwerin hat mancherlei Industrie, besonders gute Handwerker ---. 1 Tuchmanufactur mit 123 Arbeitern, 2 Lackfabriken, 1 Wallrathslichterfabrik, 1 Strohhutfabrik, ...". I can't find this word anywhere. Any ideas?
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spermaceti candle factory
I followed this trail:
Kerzen verfertigt man aus Paraffin, Wallrath, Wachs, Stearinsäure, Talg, ja sogar aus allerhand Fettabfällen;
http://www.zeno.org/Pierer-1857/A/Kerze
Wallrath (Sperma ceti), eine wachsähnliche Fettmasse, welche sich in besonderen Höhlen im Kopfe von einigen Meersäugethieren, bes. Physeter macrocephalus, Tursio microps, Orthodon u. Delphinus edentulus, als Oleïn aufgelöst findet u. beim Ausfließen krystallinisch erstarrt.
http://www.zeno.org/Pierer-1857/A/Wallrath
Spermaceti (from Greek sperma, seed, and Latin cetus, whale) sometimes erroneously called parmaceti is a wax present in the head cavities of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
The substance was also used in making candles of a standard photometric value, in the dressing of fabrics, and as a pharmaceutical excipient, especially in cerates and ointments.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermaceti
Example:
Nantucket Whaling Museum
This museum is housed in an 1846 refinery and spermaceti candle factory. The then-prized spermaceti is the oil found in the sperm whale’s head, which was used as lamp oil and machine oil.
http://www.whalewalkinn.com/todo-museums.html
Kerzen verfertigt man aus Paraffin, Wallrath, Wachs, Stearinsäure, Talg, ja sogar aus allerhand Fettabfällen;
http://www.zeno.org/Pierer-1857/A/Kerze
Wallrath (Sperma ceti), eine wachsähnliche Fettmasse, welche sich in besonderen Höhlen im Kopfe von einigen Meersäugethieren, bes. Physeter macrocephalus, Tursio microps, Orthodon u. Delphinus edentulus, als Oleïn aufgelöst findet u. beim Ausfließen krystallinisch erstarrt.
http://www.zeno.org/Pierer-1857/A/Wallrath
Spermaceti (from Greek sperma, seed, and Latin cetus, whale) sometimes erroneously called parmaceti is a wax present in the head cavities of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
The substance was also used in making candles of a standard photometric value, in the dressing of fabrics, and as a pharmaceutical excipient, especially in cerates and ointments.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermaceti
Example:
Nantucket Whaling Museum
This museum is housed in an 1846 refinery and spermaceti candle factory. The then-prized spermaceti is the oil found in the sperm whale’s head, which was used as lamp oil and machine oil.
http://www.whalewalkinn.com/todo-museums.html
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spermaceti candle factory
Following a bit of research it seems that another spelling for Wallrath is Walrat which in English is spermaceti a type of solid wax found in the head of the sperm whale.
According to Grimm's dictionary "Walratlicht" is the same as "Walratkerze"
According to Grimm's dictionary "Walratlicht" is the same as "Walratkerze"
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