J Kitchen started making candles in the 1850s and went on to become one of the largest soap and candle manufacturers in the state. The operation closed down in 2012, probably the longest continuously operating industry in Port Melbourne. Until 2012 it produced oleine, glycerine and stearine in industrial quantities as well as making familiar brands such as Velvet soap.All that remains of this sprawling industrial site is the fine 1925 administrative headquarters.
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