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BRASS RUBBING WAX

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All the waxes needed for brass and 'stone' rubbing. A WORD ABOUT BRASS RUBBING WAX: The basis for our wax is 'Candelilla' which is made from a plant called the 'Slipper plant', which grows in Northern Mexico. this same wax is used in many cosmetics (in place of wax derived from whales). Our wax is non-toxic, (although we would not advocate eating it), and is therefore quite safe to use. Brass Rubbing Wax is much harder than waxes that you might be used to, (candle wax or wax crayons for example), and is therefore much better for rubbing over lines on the surface of the brass, without flowing into the hollow You may hear the "old hands" talking about "Heel ball". The name "Heel ball" dates back to the earliest days of Brass Rubbing, in the Victorian era, when the wax that was used was often Coblers "heel ball", a stiff wax used by coblers to colour the heel of new shoes. Although Modern brass Rubbing wax has very little in common with the original heel ball, the name has stuck in some quarters. Rest assured however, that our wax IS the right thing to use for Brass Rubbing.

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BRASS RUBBING :	Facsimilies	Paper	Wax	Kits
Professional Rubbings	Books	Posters	Materials	Packages