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Wax
Wax
Wax

Wax

Dateca. 1940
Mediumwax
Dimensions1 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (3.2 × 3.8 × 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsTools & Equipment for Materials
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Sylvia Ingalls for the Gatignol Estate
Object numberPC1978.96.56.N
DescriptionThis is a piece of orange wax used for sewing machines. The wax is roughly shaped like a square, with jagged edges. There are lines and streaks across the exterior where it has been used. A black spot also sits on the upper right corner.
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Terms
    Wax Cylinders for Ediphones
    unidentified
    ca. 1900
    Bone Wax
    Dietrich W. Kolbe
    1863-65
    Sewing Machine Drive Belt
    Singer Sewing Machine Company, Inc.
    ca. 1930
    Ball of Animal Wax
    unidentified
    ca. 1850
    Sewing Machine
    Singer Sewing Machine Company, Inc.
    1886
    Sewing Machine Needle and Case
    Boye Needle Co.
    ca. 1910
    Sewing Machine Needles
    Singer Sewing Machine Company, Inc.
    ca. 1920
    Pin Cushion With Needles
    unidentified
    ca. 1940
    Sewing Machine Motor and Pedal
    Singer Sewing Machine Company, Inc.
    1917
    Sewing Machine Oil Can
    Singer Sewing Machine Company, Inc.
    ca. 1950
    Harinero, grain chest, Velarde chest
    unidentified
    early 19th Century