Vaseline Opalescent Slipper by Mosser #052
The Mosser Glass Company was started in 1959 by Tom Mosser who had worked extensively with the Cambridge Glass Company when it was in operation. The Mosser brand is well known for their authentic reproductions of early American slippers and boots using moulds perfected in the 1900s and others designed by Mosser.
Crystal High Heel Ornaments #048
This pair of high heels are made from crystal glass and measure 3 1/2″ long and 1 1/4″ high. They are attached with gold thread which has two stickers applied to it, both reading MADE IN CHINA.
A gift from children for the Christmas tree, these were purchased for less than $3.00 and have no collector’s value, only sentimental value. Nonetheless they are a part of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection as an acquisition in 1996.
Contemporary Glass Shoe Ornaments # 020 and #021
These two Christmas ornaments are very popular, made from delicate glass, often with lots of color, detail and glittery accents. This ornament has been hand-blown (or is it mouth-blown) and hand-painted.
This ornament, a women’s ‘Victorian slipper,’ is 4 1/4″ long x 1 1/4″ wide X 2′ high. It has a solid painted gold sole.
Its identifying marks are a 1/2″ gold metal heart with inscription in a fancy font, OWC and the letters OWC also marked vertically, covering the gold ornament attachment. OWC is the identifying mark for Merck Family’s Old World Christmas set of ornaments.
This is a similar style ornament, that of a high top sneaker, made by the same company, OWC.
These delcate glasses are hand painted and decorated individually.
Front of attached tag.
Back of tag.
Both of these were given to me in 2001 for Christmas presents by my son and daughter. JE gave me the slipper and JA gave me the basketball shoe (the year he graduated from high school,)
As noted on the tag, these ornaments were purchased in new condition for $7.95. They are both acquisitions for the Christmas Ornament Collection of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. Country of orogin is not noted.
Opalescent Fenton Cat Slipper #013
This cat slipper is a new release from the Fenton Glass Company. Although this is similar in color to the Vaseline glass, it does not have uranium in it’s patent ingredients; it has magnesium. This does flouresce, but very weakly. Some Vaseline collectors include any flourecing item as collectible. In this collection only the Vaseline with a make-up of 2% uranium sulphates is marked as Vaseline.
In 1970 the carnival cat slipper was introduced and all the shoes were marked with a label instead of a pressed sole logo. This is referred to in the Fenton catalog as “Carnival Cat Slipper #5290. This was the third design of the cat (or kitten) slipper to be made; the first was the daisy and button design and the second was the hobnail pattern, as seen on shoe # 012.
The two photos below show more detail of the cat. It’s head at the frot top of the shoe, curling forward and down, and its extended front paws.
Another close-up of the detail.
This is the black and silver Fenton paper label which was used beginning in 1970. It is unusual to have a paper sticker label remain on a gift shoe, and increases the value of the shoe (though not by much.)
This shoe was purchased as a gift acquisition for the collection and was not owned by Lillian P. Wood. It was purchased in Mineral Point, WI in 2004 by the current owner. Valued at $10.00; with label intact, $12.00 to $15.00.
Information from Fenton Glass: The Third Twenty-Five Years by William Heacock, published by The Glass Press, 1994. Other sources were: personal records; Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001; and Shoes of Glass 2 by Libby Yalom, published by The Glass Press, 1998.
Fenton Cat Slipper in Vaseline #012
This shoe was manufactured by Fenton Glass Company. The slipper is a familiar design of this company called the ‘cat slipper.’ This specific shoe’s manufacturing number is TO #3995, the TO for Topaz Opalescent, the color’s name designated by Fenton. The shoe is a Vaseline glass piece and fluoresces distinctly under a U-V light. It was made from 1939 until 1948 and re-issued in 1962. For an in-depth explanation of Vaseline glass, see
http://theshoecabinet.com/2007/12/12/vaseline-glass-the-magic-glass/
The shoe features a cat on the front, it’s head curled over it’s front paws. It is very difficult to see the features of the cat in this photo due to the hobnail pattern, but a different cat shoe with a good close-up view will be posted soon.
The hobnail pattern refers to the distinctive raised, white ‘bumps,’ reminiscent of a type of nail head called the hobnail. This is a common style in Fenton glassware.
This shoe was an acquisition of the collection of Lillian P. Wood, and purchased at Ramblin’ Rose Antique Mall in Oshkosh, WI in March of 2001 for $24.
The first issue of this shoe is valued at $35.00 to $50.00. The re-issue’s estimated value is $30 to $35. An identical shoe of the collection is currently in storage. Its history is unknown.
Sources of the above information are Yellow Green Vaseline: A Guide to the Magic Glass, Revised Edition by Jay L. Glickman and Terry Fedosky, published by The Glass Press Inc, 1998 and Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001.
Vaseline Glass Slipper – Miniature #011
This is a piece of Vaseline glass, a highly specific type of glass and one that is very collectible. To find out about Vaseline glass check out the post at http://shoeboxes.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/vaseline-glass-the-magic-glass/ This is very similar to the slipper #010, but it is a re-production. The details are not as defined and clear, and the shoe is heavier and slightly larger than the original. The color is also a bit deeper than the original shoe.
This shoe features a daisy and button pattern, the buttons being the circles between the flowers. This can easily be seen in the detailed photo below.
This shoe is probably from the 1960s. Manufacturer is unknown. Value is estimated at $20.00. This was an aquisition to the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection purchased in the late 1990s, unknown purchase price.
For a comparison of the original and re-production shoes, see http://shoeboxes.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/vaseline-glass-comparison-of-original-vs-reproduction/
Information was gathered from personal records, Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001 and Shoes of Glass 2 by Libby Yalom, published by The Glass Press, 1998.
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