Vintage GURLEY Santa Candle | Circa 1950s Vintage Gurley Candle | Original Label in Place | Vintage 5" Santa | Vintage Holiday

Straight out of the 1950s, this large Gurley Santa (5" tall) is a classic for any vintage Christmas decor. Unlit.

ABOUT GURLEY CANDLE (Courtesy of myweatheredhome.com)
Dating all the way back to 1939, this candle company began in Buffalo, New York under the candlemaker Franklon Gurley’s W&F Manufacturing Co. Inc. But, the candle company actually got its start in conjunction with the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. Now ExxonMobile, the oil company commissioned the candlemaker to recycle the excess paraffin from their oil refinery process to create these decorative candles. Franklin Gurley’s first candles were created using this process and were marketed under the name, Tavern. During their first several years of production, Tavern candles made a very small amount of small figurine-shaped candles as well as wax lips and teeth. In 1949, Franklin Gurley bought the Tavern brand and changed the name of the candle company from Tavern to Gurley Novelty Co.

BIXLEY NOTES
• Classic, mid-century Gurley Santa candle
• Large 5" Santa candle, Unused

• Circa 1950s
• Measures 5" tall

VINTAGE NOTES
• In excellent condition

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