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Mrs. Stewart's Bluing was one of the products the company I worked for represented. It was a very slow seller, since it was one of those old-timey products, but it worked. In fact I have a bottle that I use occasionally.
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Hey Vince -
I saw one of those (the red/white/blue one) at the Grand Rapids APS show a while back.
Was seriously considering buying it, but got side-tracked....(more than once! LOL)
Wish I'd gone back for it.
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When I was in school, we used that product to "grow" crystals on a piece of aluminum foil. I have not seen it on shelves for years.
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56th anniversary, 57th anniversary ... darned wars get in the way!
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"I have not seen it on shelves for years."
It's still around. You can buy it on Amazon though now it comes in a modern plastic bottle.
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Our local stores carry it in the laundry section.
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Bumping up this thread started by Vinman over three years ago. I recently filled out my set of Mrs. Stewart's Bluing adverting sheets. When I started to acquire these I thought there were only three sheets. I acquired the first three and then discovered there are two more for a total of five. The last two issued in 1942 and 1944 were the creations of Luther Ford's son who was a stamp collector and thought the sheets were a good advertising medium. Luther Ford of Minneapolis, MN bought the rights to the product from Albert Stewart in 1883.
Vinman posted images of sheets #1 and #2, so I'll start with sheet #3 of the original series and then sheets #4 & #5 issued in the 1940s.
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Sheet three of the original series:
The fourth sheet issued in 1942:
The fifth and last sheet issued in 1944:
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The sheet with the 'Penny Blue' also exists with the correct Penny Black.
There are a number of varieties too, including missing Penny Black/Blue.
A fascinating and classical series of Cinderella stamps.
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Mrs. Stewart's Bluing was one of the products the company I worked for represented. It was a very slow seller, since it was one of those old-timey products, but it worked. In fact I have a bottle that I use occasionally.
Mike
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Hey Vince -
I saw one of those (the red/white/blue one) at the Grand Rapids APS show a while back.
Was seriously considering buying it, but got side-tracked....(more than once! LOL)
Wish I'd gone back for it.
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re: Mrs. Stewart's Bluing
When I was in school, we used that product to "grow" crystals on a piece of aluminum foil. I have not seen it on shelves for years.
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56th anniversary, 57th anniversary ... darned wars get in the way!
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"I have not seen it on shelves for years."
It's still around. You can buy it on Amazon though now it comes in a modern plastic bottle.
Dennis
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re: Mrs. Stewart's Bluing
Our local stores carry it in the laundry section.
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re: Mrs. Stewart's Bluing
Bumping up this thread started by Vinman over three years ago. I recently filled out my set of Mrs. Stewart's Bluing adverting sheets. When I started to acquire these I thought there were only three sheets. I acquired the first three and then discovered there are two more for a total of five. The last two issued in 1942 and 1944 were the creations of Luther Ford's son who was a stamp collector and thought the sheets were a good advertising medium. Luther Ford of Minneapolis, MN bought the rights to the product from Albert Stewart in 1883.
Vinman posted images of sheets #1 and #2, so I'll start with sheet #3 of the original series and then sheets #4 & #5 issued in the 1940s.
FF
Sheet three of the original series:
The fourth sheet issued in 1942:
The fifth and last sheet issued in 1944:
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re: Mrs. Stewart's Bluing
The sheet with the 'Penny Blue' also exists with the correct Penny Black.
There are a number of varieties too, including missing Penny Black/Blue.
A fascinating and classical series of Cinderella stamps.
Londonbus1
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