Sealing wax
Frederick Gorringe Ltd
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
Sealing wax
Measurements
15 mm (Width); 105 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Buckingham Palace Road
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938279.1
Summary
Unused long, square stick of dark blue sealing wax embossed GORRINGES BUCKINGHAM PALACE RD S.W.; one of two pieces of dark blue ceiling wax from Gorringes department store. Part of a collection of miscellania contained in leather writing case, DUN/L/18.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey,10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
GORRINGES BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD S.W. (embossed along length of stick)
Makers and roles
Frederick Gorringe Ltd, retailer