WAX, SEALING

Description: 1. BOX: 15CM X 7.5CM X 4.8CM CARDBOARD BOX WITH LIGHT GREEN PAPER COVERING. BOX IS MADE UP OF BOTTOM AND SLIP ON COVER. STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON TOP OF COVER IS THREE LINE RECTANGULAR BORDER WITH "DENNISON'S SEALING WAX DENISSON MANUFACTURING CO. FRAMINGHAM, MASS., U.S.A." WITH "ONE POUND" AND "FORTY STICKS" IN TOP CORNERS. BLUE PAPER LABEL ON END OF COVER HAS "DENISSON'S SEALING WAX NO.2" AND "40 STICKS - AMER. EXPRESS - RED" WITH COMPANY ADDRESS SAME AS ABOVE. LABEL IS TORN. HAND PRINTED IN PENCIL ON END OF BOTTOM IS "M/10". 2. WAX: BOX CONTAINS 35 PIECES OF RED WAX OF VARIOUS LENGTHS. CONTAINS THREE SETS OF FIVE STICKS WRAPPED IN TISSUE PAPER, EACH STICK OF WAX IS 14CM (L) X 0.8CM X 0.8CM THICK WITH TAPERED POINT AT ONE END. ON ONE SIDE IN LOW RELIEF IS "DENNISON'S NO.2 AMERICAN EX." AND "MADE IN U.S.A.". THERE ARE SEVEN PIECE OF REMNANTS ALONG WITH FOUR PIECES OF 1.1CM X 1.1CM WAX AND ONE LARGE ONE OF 6.5CM X 1.7CM X 1.7CM RED WAX WITH LOGO AND BURN MARKS ONE END AND A STYLIZED "D" STAMPED INTO OTHER END.

History: ARTIFACT WAS DISCOVERED IN CONSERVATION LAB WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER ASSOCIATIONS. IT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO PERMANENT COLLECTION BY ACCESSION COMMITTEE WITHOUT HISTORY.