Going back a tiny bit, but remember growing up we always had this around the house.
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I don't recall ever having Glass Wax in the house, but I remember that during the holiday season it was marketed to make snowflake patterns and the like on windows using some sort of stencil arrangement.
We always had Glass Wax in the house when I was young. I remember wiping it off and getting "dust" in the corners of the window. It was a great product to put kids to work with, I was 4 or 5 and it kept me busy and out of my mothers way for a while.
I still vaguely recall the smell. Too bad it's gone...
I still vaguely recall the smell. Too bad it's gone...
laundromat
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When I worked at Direct Maytag years ago,I found hat at Miller's Hardware in Winter Park,FL.I used it on all the floor model Maytags,The windows and mirrors in our store.I also used Jubilie kitchen wax on my Poppy red Frigidaire appliances decades ago!
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We used it to decorate our windows with stencils at Christmas time too. To remove it, just wipe it off with a damp sponge, providing the temperature was above freezing.
It had a particular smell to it. Kind of a nice light scent. In fact, whenever I used to smell it I always thought of Christmas. I remember seeing it as early as 1957.
This can is sure to go for big bucks as there are TONS of people looking for Glass Wax. The story was that Gold Seal was bought out and the purchasing company decided not to continue with the product. Rumors had it that it also contained toxic materials too.
It had a particular smell to it. Kind of a nice light scent. In fact, whenever I used to smell it I always thought of Christmas. I remember seeing it as early as 1957.
This can is sure to go for big bucks as there are TONS of people looking for Glass Wax. The story was that Gold Seal was bought out and the purchasing company decided not to continue with the product. Rumors had it that it also contained toxic materials too.
laundromat
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I still see it at Ace Hardware stores and it has shown up at Lowes too.
whirlaway
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Stencils
I remember in the late 50s at Christmas the stencils came attached to the big pink can.It smelled like Car skin a wax remover for cars,I used that on an old Desoto I bought in 69 and it shined beautifully.Things in those days did smell stronger.
I remember in the late 50s at Christmas the stencils came attached to the big pink can.It smelled like Car skin a wax remover for cars,I used that on an old Desoto I bought in 69 and it shined beautifully.Things in those days did smell stronger.
O, my paws and whiskers
Our teachers used to bring that into class and we'd stencil the windows with Halloween, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and Easter patterns.
Smell was rather strong, I can't imagine the VOC label in today's world. But it was neat stuff.
Gosh, all the fun things the political correctness police have taken away from us...
Our teachers used to bring that into class and we'd stencil the windows with Halloween, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and Easter patterns.
Smell was rather strong, I can't imagine the VOC label in today's world. But it was neat stuff.
Gosh, all the fun things the political correctness police have taken away from us...
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Blast from the past!
Oh yes, I clearly remember the holiday stencils! Also, I remember making one dollar for cleaning Granny's windows with that stuff. I had a car-wax-sort-of smell that I liked.
Panthera, your last comment begs me to ask the following question: Do kids in school do this type of fun stuff anymore? I remember, particularly in the early grades, our teacher telling us that we were going to "decorate" for a holiday and all the kids in class went nutzo, like they et tons of sugar!
Hope the aforementioned question does not open a veritable Pandora's Pithos, as I often wonder if the kids know what they are missing by running in the woods, playing in the brook, riding bikes "until the street light came on", a neighbourhood hide and seek game, etc. etc.
Oh yes, I clearly remember the holiday stencils! Also, I remember making one dollar for cleaning Granny's windows with that stuff. I had a car-wax-sort-of smell that I liked.
Panthera, your last comment begs me to ask the following question: Do kids in school do this type of fun stuff anymore? I remember, particularly in the early grades, our teacher telling us that we were going to "decorate" for a holiday and all the kids in class went nutzo, like they et tons of sugar!
Hope the aforementioned question does not open a veritable Pandora's Pithos, as I often wonder if the kids know what they are missing by running in the woods, playing in the brook, riding bikes "until the street light came on", a neighbourhood hide and seek game, etc. etc.
I was not a fan--
it seemed terribly messy, and harder to use than Windex or Sparkle or Ajax window cleaner.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
it seemed terribly messy, and harder to use than Windex or Sparkle or Ajax window cleaner.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
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Using it ...
What I liked most about Glass Wax was that you knew, immediately, when you missed a spot.
Loved the smell, too (along with gasoline, kerosene, "early Marks-A-Lot markers", Blue Coral car wax, turpentine, linseed oil, hardware stores, stationary stores, and especially Hoppe's gun cleaning fluid (yes, a sensuous smell indeed!)) ... gotta love those alkanes!
What I liked most about Glass Wax was that you knew, immediately, when you missed a spot.
Loved the smell, too (along with gasoline, kerosene, "early Marks-A-Lot markers", Blue Coral car wax, turpentine, linseed oil, hardware stores, stationary stores, and especially Hoppe's gun cleaning fluid (yes, a sensuous smell indeed!)) ... gotta love those alkanes!
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Glass Wax fan here
We used Glass Wax to shine the Barkley tile and mirrors in the bathroom and the chrome fixture and appliances around the house.
Jubilee was used to shine up painted appliances and the formica countertops
We used Glass Wax to shine the Barkley tile and mirrors in the bathroom and the chrome fixture and appliances around the house.
Jubilee was used to shine up painted appliances and the formica countertops
Rob, not to take things off track here, but I agree with you that the practice of playing outside has all but disappeared with today's kids.
For us, after school playtime ended early as one family's kids had to go in for dinner when they heard the 5 O'Clock whistle from the Falstaff brewery less than a mile away.
With so much talk about the smell of Glass Wax, I think I'm going to have to keep an eye out for it at ACE and take a whiff.
Ralph
For us, after school playtime ended early as one family's kids had to go in for dinner when they heard the 5 O'Clock whistle from the Falstaff brewery less than a mile away.
With so much talk about the smell of Glass Wax, I think I'm going to have to keep an eye out for it at ACE and take a whiff.
Ralph
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Purchasing Glass Wax?
I came upon a discussion on bobvila.com and the following was posted:
The product was distributed by Reckitt Benckiser in Wayne, NJ. As of 2/14/03, the product was no longer manufactured based on a website that I came across no to long ago ...
Ralph, If you have access to some in your area, buy a few cans ... I give you candy, little boy ... heh heh heh.
Rob.
I came upon a discussion on bobvila.com and the following was posted:
The product was distributed by Reckitt Benckiser in Wayne, NJ. As of 2/14/03, the product was no longer manufactured based on a website that I came across no to long ago ...
Ralph, If you have access to some in your area, buy a few cans ... I give you candy, little boy ... heh heh heh.
Rob.
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Furthermore ...
In another article (posted 20 Aug. 2008) it was suggested that the Vermont Country Store has it, but I just did a search and could not find it.
www.vermontcountrystore.com
Now, they usually have tons of stuff like this (brands from the past, etc.). Heck, they still sell Evening in Paris ('remember purchasing this stuff for mummie; you thinking you did such a good thing, and her being all so pleasant and polite while she was gagging from the smell ... ) Perhaps one has to go to the store. I'll do that this fall, as I'm about 1 1/2 hrs. from one.
Rob.
In another article (posted 20 Aug. 2008) it was suggested that the Vermont Country Store has it, but I just did a search and could not find it.
The Best of Vermont from The Vermont Country Store to your door!
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Now, they usually have tons of stuff like this (brands from the past, etc.). Heck, they still sell Evening in Paris ('remember purchasing this stuff for mummie; you thinking you did such a good thing, and her being all so pleasant and polite while she was gagging from the smell ... ) Perhaps one has to go to the store. I'll do that this fall, as I'm about 1 1/2 hrs. from one.
Rob.
Vermont Country Store
IMHO, only carries products they can get exclusivly and charge an arm and a leg over normal retail prices.
Am going to check some hardware stores in our area as well. Maybe can earn some extra Christmas cash! *LOL*
"Come on-a to my house" *LOL*
L.
IMHO, only carries products they can get exclusivly and charge an arm and a leg over normal retail prices.
Am going to check some hardware stores in our area as well. Maybe can earn some extra Christmas cash! *LOL*
"Come on-a to my house" *LOL*
L.
Well,
I teach in Germany where holidays are quite important and the political correctness police have yet to impose their reign of double-plus terror.
So yes, we do still do things like that in my university courses. We watch scary films in English for Halloween. We make snowflakes and red/green paper chains to join prepositional verbs.
We even split our participles into four-leafed clovers and write each other silly Valentine's cards, declaring our undying love of the transitive verb and objects standing in the accusative.
My friends in the US recently had to drop Columbus day from their classrooms because the political correctness folks got all upset about that...
Sheesh.
I teach in Germany where holidays are quite important and the political correctness police have yet to impose their reign of double-plus terror.
So yes, we do still do things like that in my university courses. We watch scary films in English for Halloween. We make snowflakes and red/green paper chains to join prepositional verbs.
We even split our participles into four-leafed clovers and write each other silly Valentine's cards, declaring our undying love of the transitive verb and objects standing in the accusative.
My friends in the US recently had to drop Columbus day from their classrooms because the political correctness folks got all upset about that...
Sheesh.
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Sheesh indeed.
... pisses me off (pardon me). Jeez, it sounds like you still have great fun in your classrooms. Green and red paper chains ... wow, blast from the past, but of course with the educational system here, at that age we did not know what a prepositional phrase was; never mind a preposition! We used to go to Granny's house and make them for all the windows. Of course she would have hot chocolate and cookies right out of the oven. Let's not forget the snowflakes, either.
Drop Columbus Day????? Don't get me stahted ...
If I may ask, what do you teach? I student-taught Jr. High music ... after the first ten seconds, I decided I did NOT want to be a teacher.
Rob.
... pisses me off (pardon me). Jeez, it sounds like you still have great fun in your classrooms. Green and red paper chains ... wow, blast from the past, but of course with the educational system here, at that age we did not know what a prepositional phrase was; never mind a preposition! We used to go to Granny's house and make them for all the windows. Of course she would have hot chocolate and cookies right out of the oven. Let's not forget the snowflakes, either.
Drop Columbus Day????? Don't get me stahted ...
If I may ask, what do you teach? I student-taught Jr. High music ... after the first ten seconds, I decided I did NOT want to be a teacher.
Rob.
