595. ADLAMS PATENT Half Gallon LICORICE LOZENGES
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: randolph
Price: $25.00
A large sized clear product jar embossed with a large dual-outlined YS monogram and: "LICORICE LOZENGES". Clean glass without damage or stains. A hand blown jar with a ground mouth finish. Normal flaking of the ground rim. The metal screw cap is not original. Base: ADLAMS M PATENT. Overall height is about 10 inches.
est 75-100
596. ANDERSON PRESERVING CO Camden, NJ HG
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: eagles
Price: $30.00
An early hand blown clear half gallon embossed on the base: ANDERSON PRESERVING Co CAMDEN NJ. Original metal screw cap with two vertical lugs on top. The cap has some corrosion damage on the top as shown. Originally had a wire handle, now missing. The jar is in good shape without damage or stains. The ground mouth has the usual edge flaking. Overall height is about 8-1/2 inches.
est 50-100
597. THE PURITAN Aqua QUART
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: prpljr2
Price: $173.00
An aqua quart embossed on the front: THE PURITAN and on the back with a "LSCo" monogram. Nice condition with whittled glass and no damage. Has some faint traces of deposit on the inside. Original glass lid (chipping bottom edge) and a replica metal clamp. Base: unmarked.
est 150-250
598. DELICIOUS CRUSHED FRUIT Imperial Patent Closure Aqua HG
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: Jerry McCann
Price: $341.00
A light aqua half gallon embossed on the front in script lettering: FANCY CRUSHED FRUIT. On the base is embossed: HABICHT BRAUN & CO CHICAGO. Correct original closure consisting of the glass lid with dual ramps and the original metal clamp. The glass lid has some chips. The jar is in fine shape with no damage other than the usual ground rim flaking.
est 200-300
599. SINCLAIR PORK PACKERS CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA Schies Closure
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: whitedog1147
Price: $75.00
A clear quart that is strongly embossed on the front: T.M. SINCLAIR & CO PORK PACKERS CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA. A hand blown jar with an applied mouth. Correct original Schies closure with glass lid and original wire clamp. The clamp is an early version embossed: PAT APPLIED FOR. Sparkling glass throughout with no damage or stains.
est 50-75
600. SUN TRADE MARK Pint ALL ORIGINAL
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: cwereley
Price: $125.00
An excellent pint-sized example with the original glass lid and original elaborate cast iron yoke clamp in fine shape with very little rust. The jar is in nice condition with no damage or stains. Excellent ground rim with very little nicking.
est 100-150
601. SUTCLIFFE PRESERVING JAR Scarce Small Size 2-Lb
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: ktighe
Price: $16.00
A pint+ sized jar embossed: WIDE MOUTH SUTCLIFFE 2 LB PRESERVING JAR. Sparkling glass with no damage or stains. No lid. This unlisted smaller version measures only 6-3/8 inches tall.
est 30-50
602. PET over Erased L&W Aqua QUART
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: prpljr2
Price: $185.00
An aqua quart embossed "PET" which is superimposed over a peened-out "L&W". Shiny glass with no damage or stains. The correct original glass lid is perfect. The applied mouth of the jar is also perfect. The metal clamp looks old but may be a replica. Base: unmarked.
est 100-150
603. RARE ALL ORIGINAL Pint BALL PERFECTION
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: Boo
Price: $950.00
The best possible example of this scarce pint "Ball Perfection" jar. Comes with the correct original glass insert lid (clear) and the extremely scarce correct original sheet iron screw band with tin plating on the inside and traces of the original gold lacquering still visible on the outside. The jar is in fine shape also, with no mouth nicks. Even if you already have the pint, you might want to consider this one just to obtain the band. It is very rare to find an original band at all, let alone an example in this condition.
est 400-600
604. TRADE MARK VR LIGHTNING Rare Size PINT
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $162.88
A greenish pint embossed in dual-outlined lettering: "TRADE MARK VR LIGHTNING". Shiny glass without damage or stains. Normal flaking of the ground rim. Correct original glass lid (small chips bottom of lid) and original wire bail closure. Base: unmarked. Extremely scarce in pint size.
est 200-300
605. STEVENS TIN TOP Aqua QUART
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $63.50
An early aqua applied mouth wax sealer quart embossed on the front: STEVENS TIN TOP PATENTED JULY 27, 1875. The mouth was made with two pinched-in spots to accommodate the metal cap (repro cap). The jar has no damage including a perfect applied mouth. There are some light areas of scuffing on the jar. Base: "N" within a star and encircled by S K & Co (For the Shields, King & Co).
est 75-100
606. THE MASONS IMPROVED Amber HALF GALLON
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: emilyjane
Price: $135.00
A light orange-amber half gallon embossed: "THE MASONS IMPROVED". Sparkling glass with fine swirls and a light whittled effect. No damage or stains. The ground rim has a flake running along the inside edge. The glass insert is darker amber and most likely original to the jar. It is embossed: MASONS IMPROVED HERO GLASS WORKS PHILA. The base is embossed with a large "H5".
est 100-150
607. CLEAR Squatty Qt MASONS CFJCo IMPROVED BUTTER JAR
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: color1858masons
Price: $135.00
A scarce clear (colorless) squatty quart sized example that comes with the original lugged zinc band and the original matching clear correct glass lid. Nice condition with no damage or stains. Ground rim has a flake along the edge. Base: unmarked. This highly appealing old jar is an original made in the late 1800's.
est 200-300
608. OLIVE GREEN Swirled BALL 3L Quart
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: sbtisdale2003
Price: $80.00
A shoulder seal quart embossed: BALL (3L loop). Comes in a strong olive green color with subtle amber swirls. Sparkling glass without damage or stains. Base: III. A great looking colored Ball jar.
est 100-200
609. Squat PINT Aqua THE BEST FRUIT KEEPER - ALL ORIGINAL
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: jarforme
Price: $90.00
A blue-ish aqua squatty pint sized jar embossed in script: "THE BEST" and below that in block lettering: "FRUIT KEEPER". Shiny glass throughout with no damage or stains. Normal minor rim edge flaking. Comes with the correct original glass lid and the scarce correct original shaped iron wire clamp. Base: 5.
est 75-100
610. Bright STRAW YELLOW Quart BALL PERFECT MASON
Start Date: 08/04/2008End Date: 08/14/2008
Buyer: tcourts
Price: $80.00
A bright yellow quart embossed: BALL PERFECT MASON. Sparkling condition with no damage or stains.
est: 30-40
611. Trade Mark THE DANDY Amber QT
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: foabbott
Price: $152.00
A medium amber quart that is sharply embossed: TRADE MARK THE DANDY. A brilliant example with sparkling glass and no damage or stains throughout. Original correct glass lid and original 2-piece wire clamp assembly. Normal roughness of the ground rim. Base: GILBERDS 15.
est 150-200
612. FLACCUS BROS STEERS HEAD White Milk Glass
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: crazyhorse
Price: $195.00
A white milk glass pint embossed: FLACCUS BROS STEERS HEAD FRUIT JAR. Fine condition with a smooth unmarked base and a sheared and not-ground mouth. Correct original star-burst milk glass insert and correct original sheet iron band in fine shape.
est 250-350
613. 1850's COBALT BLUE Iron Pontil Stopper Jar
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: dick1931
Price: $4,300.00
A medium blackish cobalt blue quart made in the Pittsburgh Glass Manufacturing District in the 1850's era. Displays an extra heavy applied ring collar mouth and a pushed-in red iron pontil scarred base. Comes with a nice Bodine cast iron stopple of the period. Sparkling glass displaying a nice whittled effect. Has a minor thin flake on the top edge of the mouth. There is a shallow manufacturer's cooling fissure in the neck just below the ring collar. Hard to find and seen only on very close inspection. A fantastic colored jar.
est 4500-6000
614. PINT Aqua VAN VLIET JAR of 1881
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: Terry Talbott
Price: $2,975.00
A rare PINT sized example and one of the finest specimens you are likely to find. Sparkling glass with a great whittled effect all over. Original glass lid and original cast iron yoke with thumbscrew, and original wire. No damage or stains. including an excellent ground rim with very little nicking. Base: 0. If you have been waiting for a choice example in pint size, you'll want to give this one serious consideration.
est 1500-2500
615. GLOBE Amber QUART
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: mason
Price: $78.00
A medium amber quart GLOBE jar in beautiful condition. Sparkling glass without damage or stains. Comes with the correct original glass lid and the original 3-piece iron clamp assembly in fine shape with very little rust. Normal roughness of the ground rim. Base: 43.
est 75-100
616. SQUATTY QUART Masons CFJCo IMPROVED BUTTER JAR
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: gac
Price: $130.00
A scarce squatty quart sized example in aqua. Good embossing and shiny glass (a light trace of deposit inside). Comes with the correct original glass insert and original lugged zinc band closure. Excellent ground rim with very little nicking. Base: E364.
est 200-300
617. YELLOW AMBER Pint FLACCUS BROS STEERS HEAD Jar
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: petal-jar
Price: $475.00
A bright yellow amber pint FLACCUS BROS STEERS HEAD FRUIT JAR. Sparkling glass without damage or stains. Sheared and not ground mouth with the normal roughness from the making. Correct original white milk glass star-burst insert and original sheet iron band in nice shape. A great looking old colored Flaccus jar.
est 400-600
618. McMECHENS ALWAYS THE BEST Pint
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: ferret47
Price: $60.00
A clear pint embossed with a pictorial of a lady holding an object and lettered around the oval-shaped reserve: MCMECHENS ALWAYS THE BEST OLD VIRGINIA BRAND WHEELING W VA USA. Original one-piece tin cap in fair shape with some corrosion as shown. The jar is in good shape with no damage. Has a trace of freckled deposit on the inside.
est 75-100
619. PORCELAIN LINED BBGMCo Aqua QUART
Start Date: 08/14/2008End Date: 08/21/2008
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $160.00
An aqua Ball-Made shoulder seal quart embossed with a BBGMCo monogram and: PORCELAIN LINED. Sharp embossing and no damage or stains, except for a chip on the mouth, and a grinding flake not quite detached. Base: unmarked. Common zinc cap. A good scarce early Ball jar.
est 200-300