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Wax, Craft

Object Name:
Wax, Craft
Object ID:
1995.637.03
Creator:
Smithers, G. H.Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
New York, NY
Date:
circa 1873
Description:
Sheet wax for flowers and fruits. Several sheets of thin colored wax, mostly green and yellow, each wrapped in tissue paper imprinted "SCHEIFFELE / SHEET WAX. / None Genuine, unless having on the wrapper / the following / TRADE MARK: / [signature of G.H. Smithers] / Successor. / Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by / G. H. SMITHERS, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at / Washington, D. C." With printed price list, "Tools and Materials / FOR / WAX FLOWER AND FRUIT MAKING. / MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE BY / WATERMAN & HUNT, / 722 Washington Street, / BOSTON."
Material:
Wax
Paper
Dimensions:
H-3 W-5.75 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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