7017. VAN VLIET IMPROVED PAT 1881 Quart ALL ORIGINAL
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: birdman
Price: $880.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew and original wire
Appearance: seedy and sparkling glass
Condition: edge chipping on the ground mouth, small skin-deep bubble burst on the back
Embossing: strong
Base: the letters "VA - NV - LI - ET" are arranged around 4 points of the base to form "feet"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a great looking example
7018. MIDGET Pint PORCELAIN LINED
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: plantman
Price: $116.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: early lugged midget cap (liner of cap is cracked)
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: shown
Age: 1870's
Availability: scarce midget pint and a sharp example
7019. BALL (3L loop) MASON Pint OLIVE with AMBER Swirls
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: kljarvis64
Price: $126.77
Size: PINT
Color: OLIVE with AMBER swirls
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: edge flaking on the mouth
Embossing: strong, and note the ghosted/missing crossbar in the "A" of MASON
Base: "3"
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce and a great looking colored pint
7020. PROTECTOR in Arch Quart with ORIGINAL CAP
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: leta13
Price: $110.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: fine original tin cap with soldered wire clamp, retaining part of the original japanned finish on the underside
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "5"
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce with the original closure in fine shape
7021. KEYSTONE Above MASONS 1858 Half Gallon BALL BLUE
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $376.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: BALL BLUE
Closure: original Mason Fruit Jar Co (on liner) zinc cap
Appearance: whittly and sparkling glass
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth, has a small bubble burst inside the back
Embossing: strong
Base: "20"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce in this strong color
7022. HERO IMPROVED Half Gallon ORIGINAL CLOSURE
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $128.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original
Appearance: seedy, whittled and sparkling glass, has a spot of haze inside the bottom
Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: shown
Age: 1870's
Availability: scarce
7023. SALESMAN SAMPLE Centennial Expo MORRIS SWEET PALM OIL
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Fruit_Jar
Price: $3,275.75
Size: 1/4 Pint "Salesman Sample" style jar
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: unmarked Gem style glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: chipping all around the outer edge of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "LIBERIA & PHILADELPHIA"
Age: c1876
Availability: Extremely rare, the only example known. See the full research article on this jar in the 2014 Fruit Jar annual by Jerry McCann. The jar is believed to have been displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 by the proprietors of the ES Morris & Co as part of promoting his business in imported goods from Liberia. And then permanently in the Liberian Display at the Exhibition Building for the ensuing few years thereafter. The jar is very similar in shape and style to some of the known Salesman Sample fruit jars of the period such as The Gem.
7024. MANUFACTURED For JT KINNEY TRENTON NJ Quart
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: montyfoust
Price: $186.55
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original Kline stopper
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: pinpoint nick on the rim
Embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: a scarce early store-brand jar
7025. MIDGET Pint NO EMBOSSING Improved Closure Style
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: clearjar
Price: $38.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: clear
Closure: clear glass insert (small edge chip) and zinc midget band
Appearance: seedy and shiny glass
Condition: no damage including a good ground lip with very little flaking
Embossing: n/a
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce completely-unmarked midget pint
7026. CORNFLOWER BLUE Quart WAX SEALER Base: 16
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: color1858masons
Price: $205.00
Size: QUART
Color: CORNFLOWER BLUE
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: near perfect, with only a pinhead size flake on the lip
Embossing: base only
Base: "16"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: a rare and appealing color
7027. MIDGET Pint MASONS 1858 Rev: TUDOR ROSE
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $275.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original Mason Disk Protector Cap with pickle pusher insert (holes in the metal but still looks good and is solid, the immerser has a crack and 2 edge chips in the upper portion that sits inside the cap)
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: normal flaking of the ground lip
Embossing: strong both front and back
Base: "A1"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce midget pint and a great looking example
7028. ARTHURS PATENT 1855 Yellow Ware WAX SEALER Quart
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: lisaeric
Price: $165.55
Size: QUART measuring roughly 5-7/8 inches tall
Color: yellow ware
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: good
Condition: heel flake
Base: oval reserve stamped into the base that reads "ROBERT ARTHURS PATENT 2 JANUARY 1855 ARTHUR BURNHAM & GILROY PHILADELPHIA"
Age: 1850's
Availability: Rare with marked base, Redbook listing is #98
7029. MASONS LGCo PATENT 1858 Quart SKY BLUE
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: flatbaby
Price: $165.00
Size: QUART
Color: SKY BLUE
Closure: lugged zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling and whittly glass
Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "13"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Scarce and a sharp example. Note this jar was blown in the same mold as lot #7043 listed separately.
7030. THE LADIES FAVORITE Wm L HALLER CARLISLE Pa QUART
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: carmine47
Price: $7,605.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: rare original (and original to this specific jar) 2-inch cast iron Willoughby stopper, with the full undamaged original gasket still in place
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: excellent, with only some pinhead sized nicks all around the inner edge of the mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: 1860's
Availability: Rare, and especially tough to find with the complete original small stopper. A beautiful jar. This series has been attributed to Adam Samuel's Keystone Glass Works manufactory in Philadelphia, PA
7031. THE MODEL JAR PATd 1867 Quart ROCHESTER NY
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: derekb
Price: $71.55
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: no cap
Appearance: seedy and sparkling glass
Condition: edge chip on the ground mouth
Embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce
7032. REDKEY MASONS 1858 Quart AMETHYST Tint
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Rmoore
Price: $51.00
Size: QUART
Color: LIGHT AMETHYST tint
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: shiny with a trace of content haze
Condition: normal roughness of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "XXVI"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in clear/amethyst color
7033. Trade Mark LIGHTNING Half Gallon YELLOW OLIVE
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: hudbayco
Price: $410.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: YELLOW OLIVE
Closure: original
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: edge flaking on the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "PUTNAM 69"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: a scarce and beautiful colored Lightning jar
7034. ACME (Star) TRADE MARK 1893 Pint MASONS 1858
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: rbandbarb
Price: $450.00
Size: PINT
Color: STRONG AQUA
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: swirly and sparkling glass
Condition: edge chipping on the ground mouth
Embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this small size
7035. HARTELL & LETCHWORTH PATENT 1866 Rare Size PINT
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: birdman
Price: $165.55
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: missing the metal cap
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Embossing: n/a
Base: unmarked
Age: 1860's
Availability: Extremely rare, only 2 known examples. This jar takes a smaller zinc cap than the more common quart sized jar, with the metal cap for this pint measuring 2-3/4 inches in outside diameter. This pint is taller and more narrow in shape than the related but much more common Hartell's patent glass-lid style pint.
7036. BALL (3L loop) MASON Half Gallon TEAL BLUE
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: will@red
Price: $162.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: TEAL BLUE-GREEN
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: no damage
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce in this bold and appealing color
7037. PANSY Amber SQUATTY QUART
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Dusty Jars
Price: $388.00
Size: QUART
Color: DEEP AMBER
Closure: original matching deep amber glass lid and original zinc screw band (horizontal split in threads of band, but quite solid)
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong (PANSY is superimposed over an erased BEST)
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a great looking example
7038. CRYSTAL in Arch AQUA Quart
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Shennikman
Price: $81.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original one-piece glass screw cap
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: shown
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
7039. FOREST CITY BAKING POWDER Gorman-Eckert London ONTARIO
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: payne1
Price: $100.00
Size: 22 oz approximate
Color: LIGHT GREEN
Closure: original rayed glass insert and metal screw band
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: edge flaking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
7040. BALL (3L loop) MASON Quart AMBER with Swirls
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: BallJarz
Price: $3,710.77
Size: QUART
Color: AMBER with subtle darker amber swirling
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling glass with seedy character
Condition: minor nicking of the smooth mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1900
Availability: rare in this exceptional color variation, a fantastic colored early Ball jar
7041. OSOTITE Quart w/ ORIGINAL CLOSURE
Start Date: 03/24/2014End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: ronash
Price: $61.78
Size: QUART
Color: LIGHT GREEN tint
Closure: original glass lid and original metal spring clamp
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: manufacturer's edge roughness along the top of the mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "1"
Age: early 1900's
Availability: rare