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DIPPING TANKS FOR BEESWAX
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Overview
Two galvanized steel rectangular tins. Each has a rolled welded lip on top and a welded seam down one corner only.
Small wire elliptical handles are welded on each end.
Each has a brand mark of a circle with a square cross down the middle but without a bottom length.
The circle has a fleur-de-lis cross on top, all in blue ink.
Historical information
To contain melted beeswax to make thin thin sheets of wax.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.897a,b
Material
Width
284 cm
Height or length
513 cm
Depth
80 cm
Themes
Inscriptions and markings
Both have lettering printed in blue ink. 'SAGI' / AUSTRA/ GALVABOND/ 125 OZ/SOFT / N2 7973W / 24F" [Assume that the AUSTRA should be Australia as inking was very inconsistent.]
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
