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    Date

    Box of bougies

    1860-1920

    Bundle of small slidender waxed tapers consisting of wax covered thread

    1840-1910

    Wax taper with red cord wick

    1780-1870

    Two lengths of wax tapers folded into small bundles

    1897-1898

    Box of bougies, 12 in matchbox like container, sliding tray with cover print of photograph of two women on back and front, supplied by Roche and Cie, Paris, made in Belgium, 1860-1920

    Carton of bougies

    1860-1920

    Two tapers, long tubes of gum covered rag, cracked in several places, protruding rag wick at top, European, 1800-1900

    Two tapers

    1800-1900

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