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ABC Wax Collection

Collection of objects and archive material relating to ABC Wax, 1908-2009. ABC Wax was first established as F W Ashton by brothers Benjamin and Joseph Ashton when they set up a calico printing firm at Newton Bank, Hyde, Manchester, in 1812. By the 1980s, the company had become known as ABC Wax, after the Swiss trading company A Brunnschweiler & Co that took over in 1970.

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ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax promotional cap

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'Curl Leaf' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New fine Trail' design

1980-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample book

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample

1980-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample

1980-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

ABC Wax fabric sample

1980-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

ABC Wax fabric sample

1980-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

fabric sample

1980-1986

Pair of hand blocks, ABC Wax

1908-2007

Pair of hand blocks, ABC Wax

1908-2007

Pair of hand blocks, ABC Wax

1908-2007

ABC Wax promotional fan

1980-2007

‘Sweet Pea’ design hand printing block

1980-2007

ABC Wax promotional keyring

1980-2007

‘Dice’ design hand printing block

1908-2007

ABC Wax printing roller

1920-2007

ABC Wax copper roller

ABC Wax screen printing roller

ABC Wax dolphin design hand printing block

1908-2007

ABC Wac printing roller

1920-2007

Hand block ‘Canoe Peak’ design

1908-2007

F W Ashton & Co brass sign

1812-1970

ABC Wax hand block

1908-2007

fabric sample

1980-1986

fabric sample

1980-1986

fabric sample

1980-1986

fabric sample

1980-1986

ABC Wax fabric sample, 'New Fine Trail' design

1980-2007