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STONE'S pure beeswax furniture cream has been made in
Devon, England since 1760. It was invented by Dr. Stone,
an Exeter pharmacist during the period of great English
furniture design and manufacture. Stone's is still a
small family managed company.
Stone's is used by
restorers, collectors and householders on both antiques
and fine modern furniture in England and abroad. The
furniture of many of England's stately homes and great
houses open to the public is cared for by Stone's. The
polish is sold in all the Devon National Trust houses and
shops who are pleased to support a true local West
Country heritage product.
The difference between Stone's and other polishes lies
in its total purity and its ease of application. The
Stone's traditional formula includes no silicones or
artificial additives, it contains only the finest
beeswax, white spirit, pure soap and essential oils,
which are combined with water into an emulsion to produce
the distinctive soft cream. This combination ensures that
Stone's has both cleaning and polishing properties while
imparting a fresh scent that is reminiscent of the days
of great houses and furniture regularly cared for by
household staff.
Application is very easy. Apply the cream to a cloth,
spread it very thinly and buff it immediately before it
dries. This will give a hard layer of wax which will not
smear and will take further applications if required.
Thicker waxes cannot be spread so thinly and are
difficult to polish often leaving a soft layer of wax
which will smear and collect dirt.
Stone's is also used in antique restoration where
application with the finest wire wool takes down dirty,
clogged surfaces and ensures sympathetic patina
renovation. We should be pleased to advise on the
possible application of other waxes on stripped wood
before polishing with Stone's. However Stone's can be
beneficially applied over most other wax as it cuts back
the surface dirt and blends with the existing wax to
enhance the surface when polished.
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