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A Box Of Scotsman Paraffin Flakes
The photograph in this entry is that of a box of Scotsman Paraffin Flakes. It is new old stock which is defined as obsolete equipment, original parts or goods, that have never been sold at retail.
Manufactured by William Taylor & Co. who opened soap works in Leith in 1828. The firm quickly developed a trade in grease and lard oil from their Leith "stearine manufactory". The Scotsman Paraffin Soap / Flakes was a brand marketed by the company as early as 1917 as per https://www.scottishshale.co.uk/KnowledgePages/Companies/Taylor_Wm&Co.html