melting spoon
See UH0178
Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/335
Preferred label
melting spoon
Alternative label
Scope note
An implement with a long handle and a concave end in which sealing wax particles can be liquified over an open flame and poured onto a substrate. melting the wax in this way (as opposed to holding a stick directly over fire) creates a seal free from soot particles.
Top concept
objects
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/607
Broader/Parent concept
tools and equipment
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/612
Related concept
sealing wax
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/458
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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