Port & River — 1900-1935
Sample, sample block of beeswax
A sample of beeswax imported through the London docks from Africa and India for use mainly in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical production. By 1939 about 5,000 tons was imported each year in the London and St Katharines docks in Wapping.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/433
- Object name:
- sample, sample block of beeswax
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
wax
- Measurements/duration:
- L 140 mm, D 59 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- London Museum Docklands: Warehouse of the World Gallery
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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