Seal and sealing wax

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Date:1910 - 1930 (c.)

Description:A small seal for marking sealing wax for letters and envelopes. It reads "Newbridge Pharmacy" and "Hall".

From the Staffordshire County Museum collection. Formerly part of the collection of Mr. Ewart Jones of Newbridge Pharmacy, Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, where he worked from the late 1950s until the mid 1980s. Mineral water supliers E. Hall & Co. shared the shop with Mr Jones.


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1850s
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1890s
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1920s
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Donor ref:97.010.0041 (37/25463)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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