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It has the property of permeating the pores of wood, mak- 
ing a perfectly tight fitting material through which no water 
can pass. 
Wax figures and dolls are almost all made of ozokerite 
as are likewise imitation alabaster statuettes. 
In the manufacture of hard rubber for telephone re- 
ceivers and transmitters, it is compounded with Para-rubber 
to give it hardness. In this form it is also used for phono- 
graph records, electrotyping, manufacture of buttons, shoe- 
polish, water-proof crayons, and innumerable other articles 
which were ozokerite not available, would have to be made 
of vegetable or animal waxes. 
Ozokerite is largely composed of ceresine which is ob- 
tained from it by a process of distillation, the residue be- 
ing known as wax pitch, a material used for cable insul- 
ation. Ceresine may be incorporated with oils, fats, 
resins, etc. In this form it can be applied to innumerable 
and varied uses. Some of these are floor polishes and 
wax, artificial wax moulding, water-proofing cartridges and 
textile fabrics, as a moulding mass for copper and silver 
plating, in the manufacture of preservatives for sole leather, 
as pencils for writing on glass and porcelain, as wax for 
sealing bottles, and as a dressing for black cotton goods. 
WURTZELLITE: 
Manufacture of varnishes. In a wurzellite varnish the 
particles are merely held in suspension, and this results in 
a cheaper and inferior grade when compared with one made 
from gilsonite. The process by which it is made is a trade 
secret. Wurtzellite also finds considerable use as roofing 
compound. 
TABBYITE: 
This is compounded with Para rubber to manufacture 
floor mats, rubber paints, and roofings: and as a filler for 
rubber in automobile tires, etc. As it closely resembles 
gilsonite, it can no doubt be applied for the same purposes 
as the latter. 
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