Wax seal with a close concentric millefiori papereweight head; two concentric rings of green, red, and white, and white canes; encircling a pink, green, and white center cane; cut glass stem. Letter-writers closed their documents and envelopes by melting wax, dripping it onto the edge of the flap, and pressing it down with a wax seal, which often had an insignia, crest, or monogram on it that identified the sender. The seal, when not in use, rested in a wafer dish. This is a pewter, solid pewter handle, 1 3/4" diameter, Magus Dragon and Amethyst Wax Seal Stamp. Magus is another latin name for MAGIC and or Sorcerer and this dragon is Magickal!!! Made for wax seals only. It is a wonderful deep seal which leaves a raised dragon. This great design has both detail and depth and is one of the finest and largest wax seal stamps I have seen. An item to last for hundreds of years and pass on. An heirloom of unique proportions.

Most of you will already understand these basics of how an oil seal is designed but we wanted to put this tip out for people new to the field. In an oil seal environment there is a shaft that is rotating inside a housing or bore. Because of friction, there must be some clearance between the shaft and the bore. The function of the oil seal is to stop whatever fluid is inside from leaking out the clearance between the shaft and housing. The seal may also be used to prevent outside materials, such as dirt, from moving in through the clearance. An oil seal normally consists of three basic components: the sealing element, the metal case and the spring. The purpose of the sealing element is to stop the fluid from leaking between the shaft and housing. The metal case will give rigidity and strength to the seal while it is being held in the bore or recessed groove. The spring will help make the sealing element more effective.