2583. YELLOW Quart TRADE MARK LIGHTNING
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: stamarick
Price: $280.00
Size: QUART
Color: YELLOW
Closure: original
Appearance: whittled sparkler
Condition: no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PUTNAM 15"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this outstanding color
2584. MASON QG over Ghosted SW Quart
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: derekb
Price: $60.00
Size: QUART
Color: AMETHYST TINT
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong, note the QG monogram is embossed over an erased but still visible "SW"
Base: "2"
Age: early 1900's (smooth lip finish)
Availability: scarce
2585. IMPROVED JAM Rev: GJ Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: dwjars
Price: $88.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: GREEN
Closure: unmarked glass insert and a zinc band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal minor nicking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: light
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2586. CROSS MASONS CFJCo PAT 1858 Quart STEEL BLUE
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: color1858masons
Price: $166.56
Size: QUART
Color: STEEL BLUE
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: roughness and chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium to strong, note there is no apostrophe in "MASONS"
Base: two raised dots
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2587. Rare w/ BLACK IRON PONTIL Barrel POTTER & BODINE
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: dingram
Price: $1,407.00
Size: QUART
Color: LIGHT AQUA
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: shiny, has some dust trapped inside the hollow mouth collar
Condition: partially open surface bubble on the outer ring
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: black iron pontil scar, which is extremely rare for this series
Age: c1860
Availability: rare
2588. THE CANTON DOMESTIC Fruit Jar QUART
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: starbriit
Price: $80.60
Size: QUART
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: original high-finned glass lid and original shaped iron wire clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: shallow chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong, note the white highlighting on the letters, which you may easily remove if desired
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
2589. BB WILCOX PATD 1867 Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: thealdenwave
Price: $80.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original high-finned glass lid and original 3-piece metal clamp assembly
Appearance: shiny
Condition: shallow chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1870's
Availability: uncommon and a nice-looking example
2590. DEEP GREEN Half Gallon MASONS (Cross) PATENT 1858
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: Fruit_Jar
Price: $816.56
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: DEEP BRILLIANT GREEN
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: normal minor flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium to strong
Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "305"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: an extremely rare and appealingly strong color
2591. A STONE & CO PHILADA Threaded Stopper PINT
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: malsue1
Price: $400.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original threaded stopper
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: faint crack in the side of the neck as shown, possibly an annealing fissure from the making
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: a single raised dot
Age: c1860's
Availability: rare
2592. HGCO on Reverse MASONS PAT 1858 HG Hemingray
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: freebird
Price: $111.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: shiny, with a faint ring of deposit inside
Condition: nice ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: strong, note that the "TH" is not underscored
Base: a very large "25"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
2593. ABC Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: bearcat2
Price: $220.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and a replica cam-action yoke clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking of the ground mouth, one flake is not quite detached
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2594. BLACK AMBER Quart GLOBE
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $5,100.00
Size: QUART
Color: OLIVE BLACKISH AMBER, with subtle darker swirls of color visible when held to a light
Closure: dark amber glass lid and original 3-piece iron clamp assembly
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong with a doubled ghosted impression of "GLOBE" on the front
Base: "51"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Rare in this dark color, ex: Alex Kerr Collection
2595. THE MODEL JAR PAT 1867 Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: Galen1980
Price: $70.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: old tin replacement cap
Appearance: seedy glass is shiny
Condition: normal minor nicking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce
2596. HONEY AMBER Pint TRADE MARK LIGHTNING
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $160.00
Size: PINT
Color: DEEP HONEY AMBER
Closure: original
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PUTNAM 75"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and appealing in this color in pint size
2597. THE CHAMPION Patd 1869 WHITTLED Half Gallon
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: plantman
Price: $325.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid and period cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew and spanner bar
Appearance: sparkling and whittled glass
Condition: manufacturer's chipping of the ground mouth all around
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "1"
Age: c1870's
Availability: scarce and an outstanding example
2598. OLIVE YELLOW Quart MASONS (Cross) PAT 1858
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: jtdundid
Price: $110.00
Size: QUART
Color: STRONG OLIVE YELLOW
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: light to medium
Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "459"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this appealing strong color
2599. H. MAYER STRICTLY PURE HORSERADISH Lightning Style QT
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: lilly
Price: $110.00
Size: QUART
Color: BLUE-AQUA
Closure: original
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: shallow chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: "12"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare
2600. SAFETY VALVE Quarter Pint
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: bopeepy
Price: $70.00
Size: 1/4 PINT
Color: SLIGHT AMETHYST TINT
Closure: original glass lid and original tiny size cam-action yoke clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: shown
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this tiny size
2601. MASONS CFJCo PAT 1858 Quart LIGHT BLUE
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: color1858masons
Price: $82.00
Size: QUART
Color: LIGHT BLUE
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: thin chip on the heel (seen @ 3 o'clock in photo of base),chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium to strong
Base: "D360"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this appealing blue color
2602. GRIFFENS CAST IRON CAGE CLAMP Small Mouth
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: histcloth
Price: $82.00
An original cast iron cage-style clamp for a Griffens Patent jar, small mouth size. Untouched condition with traces of the original black paint. Fits most sizes of Griffen jars that take the standard small mouth lid. Note, to determine whether your jar is a Griffens or a Ludlow, check the length of the neck ramps. A Griffens jar has long neck ramps, whereas a Ludlow jar has short neck ramps (so short that they appear almost round).
2603. Pair of SUN MOON STAR Zinc Caps
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: THJARS
Price: $73.55
Will fit most standard mouth size Mason jars. Both are in nice shape with no pinholes or splits. Attributed to Ball Bros.
2604. EAGLE Cast Iron Yoke Clamp
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: pre6969
Price: $100.00
In good untouched condition and retains about half the original black paint. Fits any size EAGLE jar. This style with points on the flat-headed thumbscrew is the only correct clamp for an EAGLE jar.
2605. For H&S and LADIES FAVORITE Cast Iron Clamp FULL SIZE
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: oldjarman
Price: $3,050.00
A complete original cast iron closure for a full-sized "H&S" or "THE LADIES FAVORITE" jar designed for this style closure. Retains the original tin liner and original sealing gasket. Retains traces of the original black paint and shows very little rust. An oustanding rare original closure.
2606. MOORES Arched CAST IRON CLAMP
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $58.88
Fits most Moores Patent 1861 (block lettering) jars of all sizes. Not for Fislerville (script) Moores jars. Untouched original condition.
2607. WILLOUGHBY STOPPLE Less than 2-inch w RAISED LETTERING
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: MMNut1
Price: $1,350.00
An extremely rare original cast iron Willoughby stopple with raised lettering. Tiny size with the bottom plate measuring about 1-3/4 inches in diameter, and the original gasket measuring 2 inches across. Untouched condition and in full working order. One of two known examples in this size. Fits several early jars such as a quart or pint THE LADIES FAVORITE, pint Wm H HALLER, pint BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS, and many early unmarked stopper jars.