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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 924874, member: 55"]I haven't found any very good articles; but it seems that this is a much harder wax than modern candle-wax; in the days before resin-casting and plastic-casting, it was used as a casting medium for store displays, such as mannequins, and also for works of art that could be cast more cheaply than casting in metal. </p><p>Still you'd think they'd be somewhat fragile, less likely to survive intact than stone or metal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 924874, member: 55"]I haven't found any very good articles; but it seems that this is a much harder wax than modern candle-wax; in the days before resin-casting and plastic-casting, it was used as a casting medium for store displays, such as mannequins, and also for works of art that could be cast more cheaply than casting in metal. Still you'd think they'd be somewhat fragile, less likely to survive intact than stone or metal.[/QUOTE]
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