- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; metal; wax
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0079 a,b
- Description
- Two containers of “SWIX SKI WAX”. a) is a white cylindrical container with lid containing white wax. Metal container covered in paper with a plastic lid. Lid has a snowflake engraved on it. Label is white with red type in English, French, Norwegian, Swedish, and Cyrillic. English reads “SWIX SKI WA…
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- Title
- Ski Wax
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; metal; wax
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Two containers of “SWIX SKI WAX”. a) is a white cylindrical container with lid containing white wax. Metal container covered in paper with a plastic lid. Lid has a snowflake engraved on it. Label is white with red type in English, French, Norwegian, Swedish, and Cyrillic. English reads “SWIX SKI WAX” “SPECIAL” “FOR FRESH AND FINE GRAINED SNOW” “-1 C/+2 C 30 F/36 F”b) same shape and material as (a) but missing lid and contains red wax. Label is red with white type. English type reads “SWIX SKI WAX” “Slightly-wet new snow, settled fine grained snow from 0 C (32F) to a little over freezing. Dab on, smooth out carefully. The wetter the snow, the thicker the label.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- skiing
- sports
- equipment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0079 a,b
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