Wax, Sealing

Object/Artifact

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Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Wax, Sealing

Entry/Object ID

1958.45.1

Description

Wax sealing wafers: A pill box of sealing wafers. 3 or 4 dozen wax wafers, box and wafers are orange colored, wafers very fragile (#5 in old brown ink could be Draper Collection or "Cabinet" reference). "wax used on letters and will in pill box", Size: box 2", wafer 1/2" Material: cardboard box, wax wafer

Cataloged By

VanSteenberg, Doris

Acquisition

Accession

1958.45

Source or Donor

Burbank, Mrs. Philip

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wax, Sealing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

DP 22

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

DP 22

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Size: box 2", wafer 1/2"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 19, 2013

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Wolfson, Evelyn Status Date: 2013-09-19