Photos - Paraffin Process Workers

code: LVSAV1998.043

Collection code:

LVSAV1998.043

File type:

Photographs

Collection:

Museum Collection

Description

12 black and white photographic stills from an unidentified cine film, showing paraffin process workers at work, c. 1920.

Raw wax is loaded by hand into cloth filter bags which are then compressed between steel plates to remove residual oils. Thought to be recorded as part of a medical study, the photos reveal the extensive and routine contact of wax and oil with unprotected skin