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What Is Wax Print? A 60-Second Origin Snapshot

Where was wax print fabric first industrialised, and in which decade did this begin?
It was first industrialised in the Netherlands, starting in the 1840s, as manufacturers attempted to mechanise the traditional Javanese batik process.
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