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Essex Wire Corporation wire spool
Distribution & Transportation artifacts; Container SPOOL, WIRE Essex Wire Corporation Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne March 1944 wood, metal, paper Business/Industry : 4 x 6 in.; 10.16 x 15.24 cm 1 Essex Wire Corporation wire spool |

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This is a full spool containing copper wire. The circular yellow wood ends of the spool are protected by formed sheet metal on the edges and inside surfaces and the center hole of the spool is also metal. The wood ends are embossed with "Essex Wire Corp" and "Fort Wayne, IND" around the center hole. There is a circular yellow paper label with blue lettering applied to one end. The label reads "Heavy Formvar, 0178 Cust. Spec., Dated 3 '44, 0159 Mils, 26 B& S GA, 1051 Net, 283, SX Wire Products (logo), Ft. Wayne, IND."
71.2006.057.0013
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