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Title	Sealing wax and stamps
Subject	Sealing-wax Hand 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.
Photographer	Kaveney, Wendy
Identifier	7267; 55.34.1; 85.297.2
Collection	Artifacts at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights	This file is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

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Photographer	Kaveney, Wendy
Collection	Artifacts at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights	This file is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

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