520. Early A. KEMP NEW YORK Food Jar

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: Bob Strickhart
Price: $190.00

An early aqua food jar/bottle from the Civil War era. Applied ring collar mouth and a smooth base. Strong embossing and displays a good whittled effect. Measures 9-1/2 inches tall and 3-3/4 inches in base diameter.

est 100-150

   

521. Great Color OLIVE AMBER Quart CROWN Jar

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: poncho
Price: $55.00

A quart CROWN jar in a fantastic olive amber color. Nice condition with no damage or stains. Has one shallow flake on the top rim. Clear insert and zinc band closure. Base: unmarked.

est 100-150

   

522. HAINES IMPROVED PATENT 1870 Aqua QUART

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: goldmnr49r
Price: $92.76

A heavily whittled quart example in fine condition. Comes with the original glass lid (chips along outer edge) and a replica wire clip. The applied mouth is perfect. Base: unmarked.

est 100-150

   

523. AMBER Quart THE HAZEL

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: mofjh
Price: $51.00

A honey-amber wide-mouth quart embossed on the white milk glass lid: THE HAZEL. Shiny glass with no damage or stains. Good ground rim with very little flaking. Base: unmarked.

est: 75-100

   

524. FULL GALLON Size THE GEM All Original

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: tobaccobarn
Price: $1,000.00

An aqua GALLON+ sized jar embossed: THE GEM. Comes with the scarce correct original extra-tall zinc band measuring a full 1-3/4 inches high. Correct original glass insert. The jar is in fine shape with no damage or stains. Lots of embossing on the base including: H BROOKE MOULD MAKER NY. A rare oversized display jar, and a great example.

est 1000-2000

   

525. GLOBE Light Amber HALF GALLON

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: tcourts
Price: $75.00

A light amber half gallon GLOBE jar in sparkling condition. Original 3-piece iron clamp assembly and original matching glass lid with 1886 patent date. Shiny glass without damage or stains. Normal minor flaking of the ground rim edge. Base: 11 and a backwards-embossed S.

est 100-150

   

526. HAMILTON Clear QUART Original Closure

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: hawkeyejar
Price: $36.00

A clear quart-sized example with very sharp embossing and retaining the correct original glass lid and original shaped iron clamp assembly. Shiny clean glass without damage or stains. Normal roughness of the ground rim edge resultant from the manufacturing. Base: Q.

est 50-100

   

527. CARNIVAL GLASS 971 MIDGET PINT MASONS 1858

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: ourheritage
Price: $115.77

A dream-color hand blown midget pint made in 1971. This is the scarce Carnival Glass version. Mint condition. Comes with an early lugged zinc cap with some "termite holes" in the zinc. Base: 971

est 100-200

   

528. MIDGET PINT Clear MASONS CRYSTAL JAR

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: EppsFruitJars
Price: $113.88

A clear (colorless) midget pint embossed: MASONS CRYSTAL JAR. Clean glass without damage or stains. Normal roughness of the ground rim edge. Fine early zinc cap. Base: unmarked.

est: 100-150

   

529. GLASS BROS ONTARIO Stoneware QUART

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: poncho
Price: $30.00

A stoneware quart impressed on the base: GLASS BROS LONDON ONT PATD 1891. Original correct stoneware lid and original heavy iron wire clamp. Good condition with no damage or repairs. Has some minor flaking on the base heel.

est 75-100

   

530. THE VAN VLIET JAR OF 1881 Side Wire QUART

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: hawkeyejar
Price: $750.00

An aqua quart in the scarcer side-wire version, and this one is a beautiful example. Shiny glass with good embossing and a nice crude glass character. The all-original cast iron yoke, thumbscrew and wire clamp assembly is in fine shape with very little rust and some original black paint intact. The jar is in nice shape with no damage or stains. There is a tiny manufacturing flaw on the shoulder, with a small piece of extra glass stuck on the jar with small fissures at each end. Good ground rim with some minor flaking. Base: 4.

est 700-1200

   

531. Rare US PATENTED MAY 12, 1863 Wax Sealer HG

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: campblkds
Price: $315.59

A rare Civil War era applied mouth wax sealer half gallon that is embossed with a large, dual-outlined "U.S." logo, superimposed over: PATENTED MAY 12 1863. Great crude glass character with a nice whittled effect. Good condition with clean glass. There is one flake off the applied mouth. On the backside of the jar is a manufacturer's pot stone with radiations. Base: unmarked.

est 400-700

   

532. CROSS Above MASONS 1858 Rev: CIRCLE Quart AMBER

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: nwlawns
Price: $325.00

A medium amber quart embossed with a Hero Cross above MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 1858. Note that the embossing configuration and style is different from the typical version. On the back side of the jar is a large ghosted circle with two rivet marks. Possibly resulted from the removal of a previous HGW monogram from the mold. Crisp embossing and sparkling clean glass with no damage or stains. Good ground rim with very little nicking. Base: Hero date circle and 277. A scarce old Mason jar and a fine example.

est 400-600

   

533. IRON PONTIL Figural Barrel JOSHUA WRIGHT PHILADa

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: phillips7770
Price: $700.00

An aqua figural barrel half gallon embossed: "JOSHUA WRIGHT (flourish) PHILADa". This is the scarce early iron pontiled version. A beautiful example with sparkling glass displaying a good whittled effect. No damage or stains of any kind, this is the finest possible example. Measures 10-1/2 inches tall overall.

est 400-600

   

534. BRIGHTON Odd Closured QUART

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: rickyv
Price: $50.00

A clear (light purple tint) quart embossed in boldly-raised block lettering: BRIGHTON. Shiny glass with no damage or stains other than the usual roughness and bruising of the ground rim, common to this particular series. Comes with the original glass lid with 1886 patent date (also light purple tinted) and the very scarce original 3-piece wire clamp in nice shape with very little rust. The glass lid has one bruise on the bottom edge. The jar is a rare example in having NONE of the usual dings and flashes embedded in the glass, as do most examples of this jar. Base: 3.

est 75-100

   

535. AMBER Pint MASON FRUIT JAR

Start Date: 06/23/2008
End Date: 07/03/2008
Buyer: mofjh
Price: $65.00

A very dark amber pint with a beaded neck seal and embossed in two lines of block lettering: MASON FRUIT JAR. Sparkling glass with a seedy character and no damage or stains. Base: unmarked.

est 50-75

   

536. EXWACO Amber PINT Complete

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: EppsFruitJars
Price: $37.00

A medium amber pint embossed on the base: EXWACO 1. Shiny glass without damage or stains. Normal minor flaking of the ground rim edge. Plain white milk glass insert and correct original sheet iron band in nice shape.

est 60-80

   

537. CROWLEYTOWN Masons 7 Patent 1858 QUART

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: ah18
Price: $435.00

An original quart "Crowleytown" Mason with a "7" embossed below "MASONS". Shiny glass without damage or stains. The ground rim has some edge chipping. Fine correct original zinc cap with two original soldered-on lugs. A fine example of this very scarce numbered Crowleytown Mason.

est 1000-1500

   

538. THE MASCOT Trade Mark Patd Clear QUART

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: cabinkids02
Price: $138.50

A clear (colorless) quart embossed: THE MASCOT TRADE MARK PATD IMPROVED. Strong embossed and shiny glass. The jar is hand-blown but has a fire-polished lip instead of a ground lip, which is very unusual. Comes with the white milk glass immerser insert with embossed patent dates. The jar is in fairly good shape, except with a number of fisheye type defects and small surface flakes that seem to be common to this series.  Base: H23.

est 100-150

   

539. MAGIC STAR Original Lid BLACK AMBER

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: gac
Price: $130.00

A rare original black-amber glass lid for a MAGIC STAR FRUIT JAR. Fine condition with one small edge flake. This is an extremely difficult-to-find glass lid, as there seems always to be more jars than lids.

est 300-400

   

540. Rare Color TRUE AMBER Masons KEYSTONE 1858 PINT

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: darrellp
Price: $2,302.00

A rare TRUE AMBER colored pint embossed: MASONS (Large Keystone) PATENT NOV 30TH 1858. Very strong embossing and sparkling condition throughout. Bubbly glass character and sparkling clean. The ground rim is perfect. Comes with a very nice Keystone stamped zinc cap. Base: 1. Extremely scarce to find, even in the more typical yellow amber. This true amber colored example is rare.

est 1500-2500

   

541. WHITMORES PATENT Rochester NY Aqua QUART

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: prpljr2
Price: $332.78

An aqua quart embossed: WHITMORES PATENT ROCHESTER NY. Good condition with just a faint trace of deposits inside. The jar comes with the original glass lid and the extremely scarce correct original shaped brass clamp with a good dark old patina. The small neck dimple in back into which the clamp wire inserts has been accidentally punched through by the clamp, forming a small hole. Good ground rim with very little flaking. The old sealing gasket is ratty. Base: unmarked.

est 200-300

   

542. RARE COLOR Ball 3L Mason BLACK OLIVE AMBER Quart

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: BallJarz
Price: $2,752.00

An extremely rare and appealing color, this quart BALL (3L loop) MASON comes in a gorgeous black-olive-amber color that displays as totally opaque on a wall shelf. When placed in a backlit display or window, the heavily swirled extra-dark olive-amber coloring is visible. Beautiful condition with no damage or stains. The smooth lip finish has some minor roughness from the manufacturing. Base: III. Ex: Bob Clay collection.

est 2000-3000

   

543. GEM Butter Jar Rev: HOURGLASS Aqua HG

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: eagles
Price: $150.00

An aqua half gallon sized "GEM BUTTER JAR" in a rare variation with a heavily-raised "hourglass" figure on the back. Shiny glass without damage or stains, with the exception of several "flashes" embedded in the glass (below the lettering), that may have been from the manufacturing. No closure. Base: unmarked.

est 200-300

   

544. YELLOW w/ OLIVE Quart TRADE MARK LIGHTNING

Start Date: 08/04/2008
End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: carmine47
Price: $170.00

A quart TRADE MARK LIGHTNING jar in a bright deep yellow color with olive tones. Sparkling glass without damage or stains. Excellent ground rim with very little nicking. Original matching glass lid and original wire bail closure. Base: PUTNAM 227. This is an original Lightning jar made in the late 1800's.

est 150-300