"Nancy Young" > wrote:

>
>> I've seen black, red, and yellow wax pencils. I only have a black one but
>> it does the trick and they last forever without drying out. Most of the
>> office supply stores carry them. Our small butchersop and even the m & p
>> grocery store still uses these pencils.
>
>Would they wash off in hot soapy water, say for Tupperware type
>containers?

Back in my Navy days, we found something lightly abrasive was the best
for cleaning wax pencils from plexiglass. The cleaner of choice was a
lightly moistened hunk of toilet paper dipped lightly into an ashtray.

I have no idea what they use now-a-days.

D.
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