Answer: sealingwax

AnswerCrossword Clue
SEALINGWAX

Letter closer of yore

SEALINGWAX

Old-style letter closure

SEALINGWAX

Old-style letter closer

SEALINGWAX
"Of shoes and ships and ...."
SEALINGWAX
Item on the Walrus' list of "many things."
SEALINGWAXAssociate of "cabbages and kings."
SEALINGWAXMedium for a sigil.
SEALINGWAXOtary becomes document closure
SEALINGWAXGum predecessor
SEALINGWAXIt adds a decorative touch to envelopes