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How long did Benjamin Franklin be a candle maker?

Benjamin Franklin worked as a candle maker for a brief period in his early life. At around the age of 12, he was apprenticed to his brother James, who was a printer, but he also helped in the family business of candle making. This experience lasted until he was about 17, when he left to pursue his career in printing and writing. Thus, his time as a candle maker was relatively short and primarily during his teenage years.


How old was Benjamin Franklin when he was a carpenter?

He was never a carpenter.He was only ever a chandler [candle-maker] and a print-master.


Where did Benjamin Franklin go to school at?

Ben Franklin only attended school until he was 7 or 8 years old. His father pulled him out and placed him with a candle maker as an apprentice and later he was an apprentice with his brother as a printer.


What type of degree did Benjamin Franklin have?

Franklin didn't have any degrees. He was pulled out of school by his father when he was 7 or 8 years old and apprenticed to a candle maker. Later, he became an apprentice to his brother in the printing business.


Who was known as the peace maker at the Constitutional convention?

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What occupation job did Benjamin Franklin dad have?

a soap maker


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What did Benjamin do when he was youg?

The 15th of 17 children, Benjamin Franklin went to grammar school between the ages of eight and ten, and then worked for his father, a candle maker. He became apprenticed in his brother's printing business at age 13. He became interested in science while boarding with a chemist during his time in grammar school.


What do you call a candle maker?

The proper term is A Chandler/candle maker a person or company that makes and designs candles.


What is a candle dipper called in colonial time?

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What brother did Benjamin Franklin get pulled out of school for?

Actually, it wasn't for his brother. That happened well before he became an apprentice to his brother. His father pulled him out at. 7 years old to work with a candle maker, but it didn't work out, so about 12'years old he was places with his brother.


What did Benjamin Franklin dream of?

His parents sent him to grammar school to eventually go into the church in some way. Though he did well at most things, he failed Math. He was later taken out of school, at age ten, to help his father as a candle and soap maker.