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Catalog date |
2010-10-27 |
Cataloged by |
Blevins, Sandy |
Collection |
Josephine Bowers Collection |
Collector |
Josephine Bowers |
Catalog Number |
L1994.6.93 |
Object Name |
Canning, wax/paraffin |
Source |
Bowers, Josepine |
Description |
Red, black and off white box with 1 piece of unused wax enclosed. Top of box has a white oval outlined in black with "ENCO" in red. Underneath in red is Fruitmaster and in large black letters is: Household Wax. Front and back of box has same logo and words as on top but also includes, in white letters: For Preserving & For The Laundry on one side and For Workbench Use on the other. Both sides of box has same logo and words as top and includes: Distributed by Humble Oil and Refining Company Houston,. Texas. Bottom of box has uses for wax inluding: Party Candles, Perserving, Laundry, Handy Household Use, Laundry and Caution with 4 small pictures of: Christmas Candles, Canning, Nail & Hammer and a pot of water boiling on stove with 3 spoons. |