10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEALING WAX»
Discover the use of
sealing wax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sealing wax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pink string and
sealing wax: a play in three acts
The George Washington University Players presents "Pink String and Sealing Wax," by Roland Pertwee, directed by Robert Burns Stevens, designed by Eugene J. Ward.
Bottled oils, bubble bath, and bath salts can be easily sealed with sealing wax.
Sealing wax contains a rubber compound which makes the wax act more like a
plastic than a wax, so the seal is leak-proof and attractive. (Paraffin and beeswax
...
3
Cyclopædia of useful arts & manufactures, ed. by C. ...
597 in a fire, in order to maintain his family prepared sealing-wax from shell-lac,
as he had seen it manufactured in India. Sealing-wax was common in Portugal
about the year 1560, and is supposed to have been introduced into that country ...
Cyclopaedia, Charles Tomlinson, 1852
4
The engineer's and mechanic's encyclopædia
Coarse hard red sealing-wax : — Mix two parts of resin, one part of shell-lac,
vermilion and red- lead together one part ; the latter in the proportion of one of
vermilion to two of the red-lead. For a cheaper kind, the vermilion may be omitted,
and ...
5
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
We pass on now to consider, first, the history of sealing-wax ; and, second, the
process by which it is prepared for use in that form with which every one is so
familiar. Respecting the mode of sealing letters and documents before the
invention of ...
6
Reports by the Juries on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes ...
wholesale stationers and sealing-wax makers iu Jewry Street, Aldgate, even
within the last 40 years. All fine wax was then called " Dutch wax," and although
made iu England, it was stamped with a Dutch brand. Some sorts are still called ...
Great Britain. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, 1852
7
An Historical Account of Inventions and Discoveries in Those ...
The oldest receipt known in Germany for making sealing- wax was found by M.
von Murr, in a work by Samuel Zimmerman, citizen of Augsburg, published in
1579. The copy in the library of the university of Gottingen is signed by the author
...
J. Frederick Lake Williams, 1820
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Reports by the Juries on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes ...
984 SEALING-WAX— ITS INVENTION AND VARIETIES. [Class XVII. was not
until the Jury had nearly finished their labours that they were requested to
examine these productions. Sealing-wax. — Wax appears to have been used in
Europe ...
Great Exhibition (1851, London), 1852
9
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, ...
Writers on diplomatics mention, besides metals, five substances on which
impressions were made, or with which letters and public acts were sealed, viz.
terra sigiilala (q. v.), cement, paste, common wax, and sealing-wax. The terra xigil
- lata ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1832
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Reports by the Juries: On the Subjects in the Thirty Classes ...
wholesale stationers and sealing-wax makers in Jewry Street, Aldgate, even
within the last 40 years. All fine wax was then called " Dutch wax," and although
made in England, it was stamped with a Dutch brand. Some sorts are still called ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEALING WAX»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sealing wax is used in the context of the following news items.
Pommade Divine: The 300-year-old beauty secret that has been …
Another thing this pommade is good for: if you have burned yourself badly with sealing wax and treat it immediately with the pommade, it reduces the pain. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Bulletin Board: What's new on the Homescape
Valspar chalk finish paint works in conjunction with Valspar Sealing Wax and Valspar Antiquing Wax to create a vintage, chalky surface for wood and metal ... «NorthJersey.com, May 15»
'Thank you' letters just became your secret work weapon. Here's …
(I draw the line at sealing wax – though only just.) Jo Fairley is committed to sending thank you notes. On my Wunderlist app I have a 'Gratitude' section in which ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
People who use emojis have more sex, says doctor or maybe …
... with them was a complex matter, requiring numerous notarized parchments bound with sealing wax, which you pressed with the signet ring around your penis. «A.V. Club, Feb 15»
Story Behind the Song: 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day'
His wife, Fanny, was near an open window placing locks of her daughter's hair in a packet, using hot sealing wax to secure it. It was never known whether a ... «St. Augustine Record, Dec 14»
In excellent spirits: Whiskey tours in Tasmania
Alicia corks the bottle and mimes how to dip the bottleneck into a slow cooker of carmine sealing wax, then quickly upend and turn it. Easy enough, except when ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
Evidence collected for Father Tolton's sainthood cause heads to …
CHICAGO (CNS) — With prayers, songs and sealing wax, Cardinal Francis E. George ... The prayer service marked the binding and sealing of the dossier local ... «The Catholic Sun, Sep 14»
Saying farewell to strings, sealing wax, and the little boat ride in …
Before you become a mother, you expect to notice that your children are growing up when they reach the key milestones: birthdays, holidays, the beginning of ... «The Catholic Review, Aug 14»
Lamenting a world without letters
A letter addressed to Stephen Salisbury, in Worcester, Mass., still shows remnants of sealing wax at the top. Scholars say the abbreviated and ephemeral nature ... «Press Herald, Mar 14»
My 21st Century Pen Pal And I Use Skype To Chat--No Phones …
When I was 10 years old, it was de rigueur not to have a variety of stationery sets, colors of sealing wax and cool-looking stamps. The Internet has facilitated ... «Huffington Post, Dec 13»
