A cheap, stamped tallow candle. Soot-darkened ends and faint traces of salt and smoke in the wax.

A wrapped torch of resinous wood and rags soaked in pitch.

A small clay flask of lamp oil, slightly viscous and smelling faintly of turpentine.

A battered tinderbox with a strip of leather for tinder and a flint that still sparks well.

A brass hooded lantern with smoky glass panes. The hood slides down with a soft, oily rasp.

A bullseye lantern with a polished lens; the beam can be angled and held steady.

A thin glass bottle with a cork stopper; clear but stained with old oil.

A small bar of curdled soap wrapped in waxed paper; the scent is of citrus and burnt pine.

A stick of sealing wax, stamped with the maker's mark; faint silver dust runs through it.

A candlemaker's kit: small molds, a dipping rod, beeswax shavings, and a ceramic pouring pot kept in a stitched roll.

A beeswax pillar dyed in a near-black honey tone. It smells faintly of flowers despite its dark color.

A lantern repair patch kit; sticky resin, thin glass shards, and a bit of wire kept in a tin.

A small tin of warm, slightly greasy salve. Locals say it soothes burns and stings as well as cuts.