2809. THE GREAT TONIC Dr CALDWELLS HERB BITTERS 3-Sided
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: donkelly
Price: $160.00
Size: 3-sided tapered form, measuring about 12-3/4 inches tall
Color: AMBER
Closure: applied double sloping collar mouth
Appearance: shiny, with some manufacturing crudity in the mouth finish as shown
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: smooth unmarked
Age: c1870
Availability: catalogued by Carlyn Ring as "scarce", this example displays an unlisted mouth finish
2810. BIG BULL BEST BITTERS
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: tcourts
Price: $135.00
Size: square tapered form, measuring roughly 12 inches tall
Color: AMBER
Closure: tooled sloping collar mouth
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "1"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
2811. Large SANDS SARSAPARILLA Open Pontil CRUDE - WHITTLED
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: color1858masons
Price: $168.00
Size: large, rectangular form, measuring roughly 10 inches tall
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: applied double collar mouth
Appearance: sparkling with a bold whittled effect all over
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: open pontil scar
Age: 1850's
Availability: scarce
2812. CD 162 Hemingray No 19 COBALT BLUE
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: ira-ray
Price: $250.01
CD162 Signal insulator in brilliant Cobalt Blue. Sharp drip points. Front: "HEMINGRAY / MADE IN USA" and rev: "No 19". Two drip points have a slice off their edge. Top unmarked. A scarce and highly-appealing color.
2813. OK w/ CIRCLE of DATES Half Gallon HEAVILY WHITTLED
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $1,200.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original zinc band, and a replica Lyman style metal cap
Appearance: extreme whittled effect and sparkling
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: a heavily serified "A"
Age: c1870
Availability: rare and a gorgeous example
2814. GLOBE Quart DEEP AMETHYST
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: millerskc
Price: $360.00
Size: QUART
Color: DEEP AMETHYST (possibly zapped)
Closure: correct clear lid and original 3-piece iron clamp
Appearance: shiny and swirly glass
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "70"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: by far the darkest amethyst Globe we've ever seen, zapped or not
2815. WIDE MOUTH Hemingray PATENT 1863 Cincinnati QT
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $278.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: scarce original correct metal cap in fine condition, with original glass liner
Appearance: whittled and shiny glass, trace of deposit in the bottom
Condition: normal minor flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: two raised dots
Age: c1865
Availability: scarce and the finest example
2816. PEERLESS Aqua QUART All Original
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: terry.grib
Price: $240.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid with threaded post and original cast iron yoke clamp in fine condition with nice clean metal retaining traces of the original black paint
Appearance: shiny glass, with a small open bubble inside
Condition: threaded post of glass lid has minimal flaking, jar is in good shape
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2817. GLOBE Quart GOLDEN YELLOW Sharp
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: Levi59
Price: $510.00
Size: QUART
Color: GOLDEN YELLOW or YELLOW AMBER
Closure: original glass lid and 3-piece iron clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: nice condition including a good ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "78"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce lighter color
2818. WORCESTER Aqua QUART w/ ORIGINAL LID & GASKET
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: dingram
Price: $330.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid with rare completely intact handle, and original sealing gasket
Appearance: shiny
Condition: minor flaking along the inner edge of the mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce
2819. ROYAL (Hemingray) Quart CLEAR GLASS
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: clearjar
Price: $210.00
Size: QUART
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: correct original sloping zinc band with soldered wrench lugs, and correct original unmarked clear glass insert
Appearance: shiny
Condition: chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: "XI"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2820. BLACK GLASS Hemingray WAX SEALER Quart
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: darrellp
Price: $3,750.00
Size: QUART
Color: BLACK GLASS (olive black)
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: shiny
Condition: repaired mouth chips are essentially invisible to the naked eye
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: "4"
Age: made in 1877 by Hemingray Glass Co
Availability: extremely rare, only a few examples are known
2821. CRUDE 1860's Berry Bottle
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: 2010angelsantiq
Price: $51.00
Size: measuring roughly 10-3/4 inches tall
Color: DEEP AQUA
Closure: applied ring collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: sparkling, seedy and crude glass character
Condition: tiny open bubble on the lip
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: smooth
Age: 1860's
Availability: scarce early form
2822. LIGHTNING Style TALL PINT Base JM & Co
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: bearcat2
Price: $55.00
Size: PINT+ size, measuring roughly 7 inches tall and 3-1/4 inches in base diameter
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal minor nicking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: "J M & Co"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2823. ADLAMS PATENT PAIL Half Pint MILK GLASS
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: joyfree
Price: $550.00
Size: HALF PINT
Color: WHITE MILK GLASS
Closure: original metal closure and original wire carrying bail
Appearance: good
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: shown
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce in this glass color
2824. FCGCo (Louisville) WAX SEALER HG Deep HONEY AMBER
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: cindadom
Price: $130.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: DEEP HONEY AMBER
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: "FCGCo"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare to find a half gallon example in this lighter-than-usual shade of amber
2825. COMMODORE Aqua QUART
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: dingram
Price: $1,450.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: good replica metal stopple (only one complete original is known)
Appearance: shiny
Condition: No damage at all. There is a small divot in the top of the mouth (see photo) from the crude manufacturing process, where the ends of the laid-on ring were joined together prior to being pressed into shape by a lipping tool.
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce
2826. ROYAL of 1876 GREEN Half Gallon HEMINGRAY
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: WHR anise
Price: $350.50
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: GREEN
Closure: correct original glass insert with embossed berries (clear) and a ROYAL style sloping zinc band with soldered-on wrench lugs.
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "23"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
2827. SAFETY Light Amber PINT Complete
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $300.00
Size: PINT
Color: LIGHT AMBER
Closure: original glass lid and original wire clamp
Appearance: shiny with a nice crude glass texture, trace of deposit at the bottom
Condition: small flake at the neck socket in back, normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "3"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in pint size
2828. DAYTON PRENTISS & BORDEN Pontiled Quart
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: dingram
Price: $500.00
Size: QUART
Color: DEEP AQUA
Closure: rolled lip finish for a cork stopper
Appearance: crude and seedy glass, with some areas of light scuffing
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: pontil scar
Age: 1850's
Availability: scarce
2829. Fruit Jar Closure MASONS (Hero Cross) IMPROVED AMBER
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $95.00
A full-sized amber glass insert embossed MASONS IMPROVED with a Hero Cross. Fits a standard Masons Improved style jar made for this style of closure. Shiny glass without damage.
2830. Fruit Jar Closure LAFAYETTE 3-piece Stopper CLEAR
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $70.00
A 3-piece cast iron and glass stopper for a LAFAYETTE jar. Fits all sizes and types of LAFAYETTE jars. Clear stopper with a slight green tint. Small flake on the bottom of the top knob of the stopper. Modern O-ring gasket.
2831. Fruit Jar Closure RARE DARK GREEN Lid BB WILCOX
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: darrellp
Price: $876.55
A dark green glass lid for a BB WILCOX jar. High finned with embossed rays. Shiny glass with one flat chip on the underside. Fits any size or style of BB WILCOX jar. Extremely rare.
2832. Fruit Jar Closure FINE CROWLEYTOWN CAP w VERTICAL LUGS
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: Frank Nifong
Price: $426.00
A full size unlined zinc cap with 2 vertical lugs on top. Fits virtually any standard mouth sized Mason jar. Correct cap for early Crowleytown Mason jars with standard mouth size. Beautiful condition and perfectly flat across the top. No holes or splits of any kind. No lettering is apparent.
2833. Fruit Jar Closure ORIG AMBER MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC LID
Start Date: 07/25/2011End Date: 08/04/2011
Buyer: indicator
Price: $160.00
An original amber glass lid for a MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR. Shiny glass, with a thin chip on the top edge. Rare.