Minolta Tin Candle
4oz / Gold / Evergreen
$14.99
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Set the scene for an evening of camera history with a Minolta Tin Candle. The artwork honors the Osaka company whose path ran from the 1929 Nifcarette bellows camera and Minolta-35 rangefinder to SR-T meters, Rokkor lenses, Maxxum autofocus, DiMAGE digital imaging, and the Rising Sun era. A fitting accent for a desk, shelf, darkroom-inspired corner, or collector display, it brings a quiet photographic legacy into everyday spaces.
Minolta began in Osaka, Japan, in 1928, when Kazuo Tashima established Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten, a Japanese-German camera shop. Its first product, the Nifcarette bellows camera, arrived in March 1929. The Minolta name was adopted for cameras in 1931, while the business operated as Chiyoda Kōgaku Seikō K.K. from 1937 to 1962 before taking Minolta as its final company name. Its camera history included the Minolta-35 rangefinder in 1947, the SR-2 35mm SLR in 1958, and the SR-T line with TTL metering in 1966. Minolta also collaborated with Leitz from 1972, building the Leica CL and contributing designs related to later Leica R cameras. In 1981 Saul Bass designed the Rising Sun logo, and the X-700 manual-focus SLR was introduced. The 1985 Alpha, Maxxum, and Dynax system became the first commercially successful autofocus SLR line. Minolta merged with Konica in 2003 to form Konica Minolta. In 2006, Konica Minolta ended camera and photo operations and transferred DSLR assets to Sony, whose Alpha A100 followed that year.
Minolta Tin Candle
$14.99
Sale price
$14.99
Regular price
Set the scene for an evening of camera history with a Minolta Tin Candle. The artwork honors the Osaka company whose path ran from the 1929 Nifcarette bellows camera and Minolta-35 rangefinder to SR-T meters, Rokkor lenses, Maxxum autofocus, DiMAGE digital imaging, and the Rising Sun era. A fitting accent for a desk, shelf, darkroom-inspired corner, or collector display, it brings a quiet photographic legacy into everyday spaces.
Minolta began in Osaka, Japan, in 1928, when Kazuo Tashima established Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten, a Japanese-German camera shop. Its first product, the Nifcarette bellows camera, arrived in March 1929. The Minolta name was adopted for cameras in 1931, while the business operated as Chiyoda Kōgaku Seikō K.K. from 1937 to 1962 before taking Minolta as its final company name. Its camera history included the Minolta-35 rangefinder in 1947, the SR-2 35mm SLR in 1958, and the SR-T line with TTL metering in 1966. Minolta also collaborated with Leitz from 1972, building the Leica CL and contributing designs related to later Leica R cameras. In 1981 Saul Bass designed the Rising Sun logo, and the X-700 manual-focus SLR was introduced. The 1985 Alpha, Maxxum, and Dynax system became the first commercially successful autofocus SLR line. Minolta merged with Konica in 2003 to form Konica Minolta. In 2006, Konica Minolta ended camera and photo operations and transferred DSLR assets to Sony, whose Alpha A100 followed that year.
| 4oz | 8oz | |
| Tin diameter, in | 2.56 | 3.15 |
| Tin height, in | 1.77 | 1.97 |
| Tin circumreference, in | 8.07 | 10.04 |
Product features
- Eco-friendly coconut-soy wax blend; biodegradable and non-toxic
- Reusable tin-plated steel vessel — clean and repurposeable
- Five curated fragrances: Evergreen, Fresh Coffee, Mango Coconut, Vanilla Bean, Spa Retreat
- Two sizes: 4oz (≈20 hr) and 8oz (≈40 hr) with lead- and zinc-free cotton wick
- Hand-poured in the USA; sourced from renewable materials
Care instructions
- Keep the burning candle within sight, and keep away from children and pets. Never burn the candle near flammable items. For best results, burn the candle for 3 - 4 hours in each lighting and trim the wick to 1/4" before lighting. Discontinue use with 1/2" of wax remaining.
EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
Product information: Printed Mint, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC
Care instructions: Keep the burning candle within sight, and keep away from children and pets. Never burn the candle near flammable items. For best results, burn the candle for 3 - 4 hours in each lighting and trim the wick to 1/4" before lighting. Discontinue use with 1/2" of wax remaining.