Vintage JOE ST CLAIR Apple PW, Caramel & White, Circular Impressed Name On Base
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7273167 | Brand: St. Clair |
| Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original | Subject/Theme: Apple |
| Features: Impressed Mark | Object Type: Paperweight |
| Color: Caramel & White |
Vintage Joe ST CLAIR Apple PW, Caramel & White, Circular Impressed Name on Base. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
This is an absolutely classic St Clair paperweight. Hot stamped on the base - again, the way St Clair items have been marked for decades - is “JOE ST CLAIR.” The lower portion of the apple is filled with thin layers of caramel and cream-colored glass and the upper portion is clear. The center holds one large controlled bubble - like the apple�...�s core - floating upward from the caramel/cream-colored folds below. A gorgeous green leaf and stem top this fruit.
It is not dated. However, because this is a “JOE ST CLAIR” weight, we know it was prior to October 1987, the date Joe passed.
4¼” tall x 3¼” wideWeight 2.1 pounds
This weight is in truly excellent condition.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~St. Clair GlassSt Clair glass has been made in Elwood, Indiana since 1938, and the family tradition of glass-making has continued to this day, led by Joe Rice St. Clair.
The story of the St Clair family goes back to the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71), a time of great turmoil in the glass industry. The Germans annexed a lot of France, and, against their will, the glassworks in that area became part of Germany. Glassworkers who thought of themselves as French suddenly found themselves in a new country. Consequently, there was an exodus of French glassworkers to unannexed French towns and emigration overseas.
Amongst all this turmoil was the skilled French glass artisan John St. Clair and his wife Rosalie, their young son John and baby daughter Rosa who left for the United States where there was work for skilled glass blowers. They knew other people, friends in the industry, who had gone before them.
So in the USA in the 19th century, the glass industry was thriving thanks to the growth in population and to separation from Britain. The St Clair family finally settled in Elwood in Indiana where a free supply of natural gas was aiding a boom in the glass industry. Excellent quality local sand contributed to the boom, and five major glass factories were moving at top speed in Elwood by the turn of the century. One of these was McBeth-Evans, which opened in 1890 and commissioned a special train to bring over 350 skilled glass workers from Pittsburgh to work there.
John St Clair Snr (known by all as Pop St Clair) and his son John were both recruited to McBeth-Evans . John Junior married in 1903 and all five of his sons trained and worked at McBeth-Evans when they were old enough. Meanwhile the free natural glass was beginning to run out. The effects of the Depression were also being felt and by 1936 the boom time in Elwood ended as suddenly as it had begun. Macbeth-Evans closed along with other factories and glassworks. There was no more free gas.
Pop St Clair and three of his sons accepted jobs at Dunbar Glass in West Virginia in 1938. Joe St Clair stayed behind to build a modest glassworks of their own and three years later the family returned to work together at St Clair Glass. This factory operated in Elwood between 1938 and 1987, and since then the family tradition of glass-making has been continued by their nephew Joe Rice at the nearby "House of Glass".
There were many ups and downs during those years. Joe St Clair himself retired in 1971 at which time he sold the glassworks but he was not long in retirement. After three years he returned to form another glassworks which he called "Joe St Clair's Art Glass" and continued there until near his death in 1987.
When Joe had retired in 1971, his brother Bob St Clair set up another glass factory near Elwood, which he called "St Clair House of Glass". Bob and his wife Maude marked their glass "Maude and Bob St Clair" very clearly. When Bob died, his nephew Joe Rice took over this factory in 1987 and renamed it "Joe Rice's House of Glass".
Whoever the maker, St Clair glass is always very clearly marked and easy to identify. They’ve always specialised in small art glass items like paperweights and paperweight-related products, often with internal floral decoration. They also made carnival glass and slag glass trinkets, goblets, tumblers, toothpick holders, and novelties. Joe Rice St Clair continues these traditions at his House of Glass.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shipping InfoI ship paperweights twice/week.
Unfortunately I cannot ship internationally except to my Canadian neighbors, though I will not pay whatever taxes or duties are imposed as an international shipment. The Canadian buyer must pay those costs.
Shipping within the United States is USPS Priority MailTracking and insurance will be added to every package; a cost included with your shipping amount.Combining purchasesIf you purchase one piece and pay shipping on that one, any additional pieces purchased in the same week are shipped for a reduced fee. You must let me know if you plan to bid on an item(s) selling on a different day so the additional item(s) will ship with the first.
It’s vintage!Due to the vintage and used nature of my paperweight inventory, all items are sold "as is.” I do not alter my photos in any way or use a flash. My only light is natural sunlight, regular table lamps and/or overhead track lighting.Please ask questions before bidding.
Know that I’ll gladly refund your purchase price if I’ve misrepresented your item. (If you return this item for any reason, however, you must pay the return shipping charges.)
~~~~~About us:We ENCOURAGE questions to ensure a positive eBay experience for us both.
We bathe every paperweight with TLC and Mrs. Meyers Lavender Glass Cleaner before sending them off - all sparkly and clean - to you.
We make every attempt to accurately describe the weights we list for sale. All our art glass items are previously owned (aka used, vintage and/or antique) and are NOT, therefore, new and pristine.
Please know that payment is due within five (5) days after the auction has ended. If you cannot pay within that time window, please make other arrangements BEFORE BIDDING.If you bid on and win one of our items, please leave feedback! Thank you SO much - in advance.
We can and do make honest mistakes because we, like you, are human. However, we’ll never ever attempt to mislead or take advantage of you. But…We have no control over the ever-rising cost of postage. Please know, though, that we do not ever add 'handling' fees.
I intend to list pieces from my collection of paperweights, including many (most?) which are signed/dated by glass artists such as Eickholt, Lundberg Studios, Glass Eye Studio, Lundberg, Strathearn, Correia, Orient & Flume, Selkirk, Lotton, Satava, Mdina, Caithness, etc.
Thank you so much for looking at my listing for this vintage Joe ST CLAIR Apple paperweight.
This is an absolutely classic St Clair paperweight. Hot stamped on the base - again, the way St Clair items have been marked for decades - is “JOE ST CLAIR.” The lower portion of the apple is filled with thin layers of caramel and cream-colored glass and the upper portion is clear. The center holds one large controlled bubble - like the apple�...�s core - floating upward from the caramel/cream-colored folds below. A gorgeous green leaf and stem top this fruit.
It is not dated. However, because this is a “JOE ST CLAIR” weight, we know it was prior to October 1987, the date Joe passed.
4¼” tall x 3¼” wideWeight 2.1 pounds
This weight is in truly excellent condition.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~St. Clair GlassSt Clair glass has been made in Elwood, Indiana since 1938, and the family tradition of glass-making has continued to this day, led by Joe Rice St. Clair.
The story of the St Clair family goes back to the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71), a time of great turmoil in the glass industry. The Germans annexed a lot of France, and, against their will, the glassworks in that area became part of Germany. Glassworkers who thought of themselves as French suddenly found themselves in a new country. Consequently, there was an exodus of French glassworkers to unannexed French towns and emigration overseas.
Amongst all this turmoil was the skilled French glass artisan John St. Clair and his wife Rosalie, their young son John and baby daughter Rosa who left for the United States where there was work for skilled glass blowers. They knew other people, friends in the industry, who had gone before them.
So in the USA in the 19th century, the glass industry was thriving thanks to the growth in population and to separation from Britain. The St Clair family finally settled in Elwood in Indiana where a free supply of natural gas was aiding a boom in the glass industry. Excellent quality local sand contributed to the boom, and five major glass factories were moving at top speed in Elwood by the turn of the century. One of these was McBeth-Evans, which opened in 1890 and commissioned a special train to bring over 350 skilled glass workers from Pittsburgh to work there.
John St Clair Snr (known by all as Pop St Clair) and his son John were both recruited to McBeth-Evans . John Junior married in 1903 and all five of his sons trained and worked at McBeth-Evans when they were old enough. Meanwhile the free natural glass was beginning to run out. The effects of the Depression were also being felt and by 1936 the boom time in Elwood ended as suddenly as it had begun. Macbeth-Evans closed along with other factories and glassworks. There was no more free gas.
Pop St Clair and three of his sons accepted jobs at Dunbar Glass in West Virginia in 1938. Joe St Clair stayed behind to build a modest glassworks of their own and three years later the family returned to work together at St Clair Glass. This factory operated in Elwood between 1938 and 1987, and since then the family tradition of glass-making has been continued by their nephew Joe Rice at the nearby "House of Glass".
There were many ups and downs during those years. Joe St Clair himself retired in 1971 at which time he sold the glassworks but he was not long in retirement. After three years he returned to form another glassworks which he called "Joe St Clair's Art Glass" and continued there until near his death in 1987.
When Joe had retired in 1971, his brother Bob St Clair set up another glass factory near Elwood, which he called "St Clair House of Glass". Bob and his wife Maude marked their glass "Maude and Bob St Clair" very clearly. When Bob died, his nephew Joe Rice took over this factory in 1987 and renamed it "Joe Rice's House of Glass".
Whoever the maker, St Clair glass is always very clearly marked and easy to identify. They’ve always specialised in small art glass items like paperweights and paperweight-related products, often with internal floral decoration. They also made carnival glass and slag glass trinkets, goblets, tumblers, toothpick holders, and novelties. Joe Rice St Clair continues these traditions at his House of Glass.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shipping InfoI ship paperweights twice/week.
Unfortunately I cannot ship internationally except to my Canadian neighbors, though I will not pay whatever taxes or duties are imposed as an international shipment. The Canadian buyer must pay those costs.
Shipping within the United States is USPS Priority MailTracking and insurance will be added to every package; a cost included with your shipping amount.Combining purchasesIf you purchase one piece and pay shipping on that one, any additional pieces purchased in the same week are shipped for a reduced fee. You must let me know if you plan to bid on an item(s) selling on a different day so the additional item(s) will ship with the first.
It’s vintage!Due to the vintage and used nature of my paperweight inventory, all items are sold "as is.” I do not alter my photos in any way or use a flash. My only light is natural sunlight, regular table lamps and/or overhead track lighting.Please ask questions before bidding.
Know that I’ll gladly refund your purchase price if I’ve misrepresented your item. (If you return this item for any reason, however, you must pay the return shipping charges.)
~~~~~About us:We ENCOURAGE questions to ensure a positive eBay experience for us both.
We bathe every paperweight with TLC and Mrs. Meyers Lavender Glass Cleaner before sending them off - all sparkly and clean - to you.
We make every attempt to accurately describe the weights we list for sale. All our art glass items are previously owned (aka used, vintage and/or antique) and are NOT, therefore, new and pristine.
Please know that payment is due within five (5) days after the auction has ended. If you cannot pay within that time window, please make other arrangements BEFORE BIDDING.If you bid on and win one of our items, please leave feedback! Thank you SO much - in advance.
We can and do make honest mistakes because we, like you, are human. However, we’ll never ever attempt to mislead or take advantage of you. But…We have no control over the ever-rising cost of postage. Please know, though, that we do not ever add 'handling' fees.
I intend to list pieces from my collection of paperweights, including many (most?) which are signed/dated by glass artists such as Eickholt, Lundberg Studios, Glass Eye Studio, Lundberg, Strathearn, Correia, Orient & Flume, Selkirk, Lotton, Satava, Mdina, Caithness, etc.
Thank you so much for looking at my listing for this vintage Joe ST CLAIR Apple paperweight.
