Best Coast Candle Company - Before the invention of modern alarm clocks, there were candle clocks from ancient China that functioned similarly to an alarm clock or a timer. As the wax
![Before the invention of clocks, "candle clocks" were used. They would burn for set amount of hours. If one wanted an alarm, you would stick a nail into the desired time length Before the invention of clocks, "candle clocks" were used. They would burn for set amount of hours. If one wanted an alarm, you would stick a nail into the desired time length](https://i.redd.it/avb23k5oo3h61.png)
Before the invention of clocks, "candle clocks" were used. They would burn for set amount of hours. If one wanted an alarm, you would stick a nail into the desired time length
![A photograph of a candle clock, a thin candle with consistently spaced markings, that when burned, indicate the passage of periods of time. Dated 20th century Stock Photo - Alamy A photograph of a candle clock, a thin candle with consistently spaced markings, that when burned, indicate the passage of periods of time. Dated 20th century Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RJK1E6/a-photograph-of-a-candle-clock-a-thin-candle-with-consistently-spaced-markings-that-when-burned-indicate-the-passage-of-periods-of-time-dated-20th-century-RJK1E6.jpg)
A photograph of a candle clock, a thin candle with consistently spaced markings, that when burned, indicate the passage of periods of time. Dated 20th century Stock Photo - Alamy
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