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The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis

The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis

Date5/11/1989
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  • The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131472F
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