2658. GLOBE True Clear Pint WHITTLED GLASS
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: millerskc
Price: $215.00
Size: PINT
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: original clear lid (small chip on bottom of lid) and original 3-piece iron clamp assembly
Appearance: heavily whittled, swirly and sparkling
Condition: jar has no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: "8"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in clear glass, and this beauty is the finest example we've seen
2659. THE VAN VLIET JAR of 1881 Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: 3533gary
Price: $975.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and correct original cast iron yoke clamp, original thumbscrew and original wire
Appearance: crude, sparkling and very seedy glass character
Condition: chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "1"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a choice example
2660. MGCo on base YELLOW OLIVE Wax Sealer QUART
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: dingram
Price: $260.00
Size: QUART
Color: YELLOW OLIVE
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: shiny with a crude surface texture
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: "MGCo"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this strong color
2661. MIDGET PINT Reworked Base MASONS 1858
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: hdelec69
Price: $25.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: nice lugged CFJCo zinc cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: ground mouth chips
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "205" embossed backwards, and above this mold number are 3 peened-out letters, and below it are two more followed by a period that was not peened out, so it was probably "Co." for "Company"
Age: c1870's
Availability: scarce
2662. HEAVILY WHITTLED Quart YELLOW AMBER Base: PUTNAM
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: lightning
Price: $81.99
Size: QUART
Color: YELLOW AMBER
Closure: original
Appearance: heavily whittled, seedy and sparkling
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: "PUTNAM 187"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this lighter color
2663. EAGLE Aqua QUART w/ Elaborate Closure
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: dingram
Price: $580.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Correct glass lid and an old fantasy metal closure made of cast brass, brass wire, and sheet iron. The brass has been polished up.
Appearance: sparkling, whittled, and crude glass character
Condition: jar has no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce jar
2664. FLACCUS BROS STEERS HEAD Fruit Jar EMERALD GREEN
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: warnerman
Price: $1,550.00
Size: PINT
Color: EMERALD GREEN
Closure: correct original starburst embossed milk glass insert and a metal band
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the sheared mouth (one sliver flake not quite detached), all probably done in the making
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a beautiful color
2665. MASONS PAT 1858 Base: SHIELD Quart BALL BLUE
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: WAYNE TAYLOR
Price: $25.00
Size: QUART
Color: BALL BLUE
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling and whittled glass
Condition: good ground mouth with very little flaking, has a manufacturer's starred pot stone in the back
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: a pictorial Shield emblem
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2666. HALF PINT PERFECT SEAL
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: Dusty Jars
Price: $55.00
Size: HALF PINT
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: original
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce half pint
2667. HALF PINT MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR Base: WT&Co
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: ralphiefierro
Price: $405.00
Size: HALF PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage at all
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "WT & Co USA"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce half pint that was blown in a mold made by cutting down an older square-shouldered pint mold
2668. MASONS PAT 1858 Base: Large 29 YELLOW GREEN Quart
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $71.00
Size: QUART
Color: YELLOW GREEN
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: heavily whittled sparkler, has some deposit on the base
Condition: flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: a large "29"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce color and a beautifully whittled example
2669. BLOESER JAR Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: bluebell4433
Price: $300.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and original 3-piece metal clamp assembly
Appearance: shiny exterior, hazy interior, could be easily pro-cleaned
Condition: flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2670. HALF PINT Trade Mark BANNER WIDE MOUTH
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: jar_keeper
Price: $35.00
Size: HALF PINT
Color: LIGHT GREEN
Closure: original
Appearance: shiny
Condition: has a faint manufacturer's cooling fissure below the word "BAIL"
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability:
2671. GLOBE Quart GOLDEN YELLOW
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: phillips7770
Price: $430.00
Size: QUART
Color: GOLDEN YELLOW
Closure: near-matching color yellow amber glass lid and original iron clamp assembly
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: normal minor flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "78"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this unusually light color
2672. MASON in Quotes PATENT 1880 Clear HALF GALLON
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: SeedMan
Price: $40.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: Masons Disk Immerser cap, has a small hole in the side of the metal, the immerser looks good, but has a glued crack in the inner dome-shaped area
Appearance: swirly glass, with a few traces of deposit inside
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong, note that there is a period after "MASON"
Base: "71"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2673. GREEN Squatty Quart MASONS CFJCo IMPROVED BUTTER JAR
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: bluebell4433
Price: $225.00
Size: SQUATTY QUART
Color: APPLE GREEN
Closure: matching correct apple green glass insert and original lugged zinc band
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "E364"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce especially in this color tint
2674. THE HOWE JAR SCRANTON PA Aqua PINT
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $265.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original domed glass lid and correct original iron wire clamp with coiled ends made to fit into the molded neck sockets of the jar
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in pint size, and a nice example
2675. PINT Trade Mark LIGHTNING APPLE GREEN
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $452.00
Size: PINT
Color: BRIGHT APPLE GREEN
Closure: matching color original glass lid and original wire clamp assembly
Appearance: sparkling and whittled glass
Condition: roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PUTNAM 75"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this color in pint size, and a gorgeous example
2677. J&B Patented 1898 Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: PAULHAVOC
Price: $40.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: fine old repro cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
2678. BRILLIANT GREEN Half Gallon WAX SEALER
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: Boo
Price: $275.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: BRIGHT STRONG GREEN (close to emerald green but not quite)
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: swirly and sparkling glass
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare in this brilliant color
2679. MIDGET Pint INDEPENDENT JAR
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: derekb
Price: $70.30
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: CLEAR
Closure: correct original glass screw cap with 1882 patent date
Appearance: shiny
Condition: chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: light, note the white highlighting, which you may easily remove if desired
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce midget pint
2680. EMPIRE in Arch HALF GALLON Sharp DEEP AQUA
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: SeedMan
Price: $358.99
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: RICH BLUE-AQUA
Closure: fine replica metal stopple
Appearance: sparkling and whittly glass
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong, note the mold-maker's error with the spelling as "EMPIRC" and note also the reverse side displays a plated out "EMPIRE" in an arch
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: scarce and a great example
2681. MASON w/ BALL PERFECTION MOUTH Green QT Reversed N
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: jfh
Price: $385.00
Size: QUART
Color: GREEN
Closure: appears to have been made for a Ball Perfection No 2 style glass insert to fit down into a sloping ledge inside the neck of the jar. Comes with a plain Ball No 10 glass insert and zinc screw band.
Appearance: shiny
Condition: thin flake on the heel mold seam
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: rare, RB# 1640-1, ex: Vivian Kath collection
2682. HALF Pint BALL SURE SEAL
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: THJARS
Price: $80.00
Size: HALF PINT
Color: SLIGHT AMETHYST TINT
Closure: original
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce half pint
2683. GLOBE Half Gallon DARK AMBER
Start Date: 05/23/2011End Date: 06/02/2011
Buyer: awthor
Price: $130.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: DARK AMBER
Closure: matching color original lid and original 3-piece iron clamp apparatus
Appearance: shiny
Condition: chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "8"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this darker color, especially in half gallon size