I am Looking for examples of Wax Sealers and Masons

[stormysouth]

Hi All! I have a new obsession. (Like I need another) I found the slag dump for WCD (W.C. DePauw) / Star Glass / New Albany Glass Works / DePauw's American Glass Works. 1869 - 1896(?) maybe 1893 this weekend. One of the many things they made are Wax Sealers and Masons Patent and Masons Nov 30 1858. They may be embossed with W.C.D. on the base. Some of the wax sealers have New Albany Glass Works on them. If anyone one has any no matter if they are damaged or not let me know, please. If you are not interested in selling but would share pictures and or any history you have I would appreciate it. Tony & I are putting together a book of the the New Albany, IN Glass Companies. We have located a few of the original building still standing and I will try to get permission to go inside and tour. I have collected awesome shards and incredible pieces of slag in the most amazing colors. I will do my best to get pictures ASAP of the wonderful artifacts we have collected. This is really an important project for us. Please help. Thew also made various other bottles some have a 5 point star embossed on the bottom.

Thank-you so much in advance for any help, knowledge, pictures, sales, etc....

Lisa

 

[Road Dog]

Some of the Millville Jars had stars on the bottom. Is that the same one? It's a six pointed star though.

 

[stormysouth]

This is what the star looks like.



I have not come across any fruit jar reference mentioning Milleville. Mostly it was W.C.D. on the base. I have found shards of both the wax sealers as well as the Mason. Some of the Masons had an 1861 patent date on them and some had crosses on them. I will get the pieces out tonight and try to get some good pictures. The pieces of wax sealers that I found are really diverse colors. It is really exciting. Thank-you.

 

[appliedlips]

That sounds like a very fun and important project.If you know Greg Spurgeon,I am sure he can provide a ton of help.You can find him online at North American Glass auctions.He knows his jars,especially Indiana stuff. I will try and dig out some of the few that I have sometime soon.I think I only have a couple unembossed jars base marked with the star.Good luck with your new obsession.Keep us posted.

 

[stormysouth]

Took a few pictures this weekend, need to get more. I have many shards with the cross on it. Here's a pic. Also this one had a lot of little amber streaks in it. I am finding that to be very common on a lot of the shards I find here.

 

[stormysouth]

Here is some of the slag. A lot of wonderful colors!

 

[stormysouth]

More...

 

[darrellp]

Not interested in selling, but you can see a picture of my HG amber Star Glass Co., New Albany jar here:

http://www.darrellplank.com/jars/Individual%20Jar%20Pages/HG%20Star%20Glass%20Co.aspx

Darrell

 

[stormysouth]

Thanks Darrell. That is a beauty. Does it have the star on the bottom?

 

[darrellp]

Sorry for taking so long - didn't see your reply/question. Has a big "+" that stretches almost the width of the jar in both directions.

Darrell