PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of preservation experts were waxing historic on a celebrated subject Thursday, coating the inside of the Liberty Bell to protect it from environmental pollutants and the fingerprints of tourists who can’t resist touching the Colonial-era icon.

A technician applied a new layer of microcrystalline wax to the interior of the 2,080-pound bell, a procedure that is performed once or twice a year.

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