Candleman Floors

There seems to be a game online of people in the hardwood business (and other businesses) trying to establish a long line of credibility. The story goes – the longer ago they started…the better the product, service, etc. Seems silly but we like games so let’s play. Definition: From the Old French word ‘chandelier,’ this occupational surname referred to a person who made candles – and extended to chandlers who fashioned wax items that were used in church offerings, to ones who made soap, and to ship’s chandlers who made and sold candles, as well as other items, to ships (in this context, chandler can also mean merchant).