Sealing wax and stamps
| Description: |
Before envelopes with glue, letter writers used a stamp and sealing wax to seal their mail. Used since medieval times, the wax stick is heated with a candle or other flame until it drips onto the paper to be closed. The stamp is applied and the wax hardens, creating the seal. Many stamps represented the writer’s initials or favorite symbol. Since envelopes are now available with glue, the use of sealing wax fell out of use. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/628 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Sealing-wax Hand stamps |
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