Box 3
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Leaf cutouts and cutting dies, circa 1910-1970s
Item — Box: 3
Identifier: Mem_inv_0512
Scope and Contents
Box of leaf production containing a stack of paper leaves and nine leaf-shaped cutting dies. Three of them include veining dies. It was used, possibly between the 1910s and 1970s, to make either wax, paper, or plastic cutouts for exhibits. Two leaf types were identified: Birch and Maple.Cutting dies are a tool used to cut and/or form material to a desired shape or profile. Leaves or flowers were usually cut out from waxed gauze, however plastic and paper were also used. The gauze...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1910-1970s
