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1965-1975
GUSN-21257
Paper box filled w/ solid chunks of white wac for sealing canning jars. Box is white w/ blue lettering and illustrations. 1 wax bar.
jars
cookware
paper (fiber product)
wax
Wax
Unidentified Paper
JAR, PRESERVING
Printed on box [partial inscription]: ""GULF WAX/ HOUSEHOLD PARAFFIN WAX/ FOR CANNING, CANDLE MAKING AND MANY OTHER USES/ SPECIALTIES GULF OIL CORPORATION/ HOUSTON, TEXAS""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Gulf Oil Corporation (Maker)
Houston, TX, USA
2.5 x 5.125 x 2.875 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4199
Texas (United States)
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