7042. THE HOWE JAR SCRANTON Pa Quart

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: crockman
Price: $160.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original glass lid with 1888 patent date and original shaped iron wire clamp with coiled ends which fit into sockets molded into the neck of the jar

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  edge flaking on the ground mouth

Embossing:  medium to strong

Base: "6"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  uncommon

   

7043. MASONS LGCo PATENT 1858 Quart YELLOW GREEN

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: jonblack
Price: $275.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   YELLOW GREEN

Closure:  lugged CFJCo zinc cap

Appearance:  whittled and sparkling glass

Condition:  no damage including a good ground mouth with very little flaking

Embossing:  strong

Base: "13"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  Very scarce in this appealing color and great glass character. Note this jar was blown in the same mold as lot #7029 listed separately.

   

7044. PINT Size IRON PONTILED Stopper Jar

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: crockman
Price: $205.75

Size:  PINT

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  the early period cork stopper is wrapped in cheesecloth

Appearance:  good, note the top edge of the mouth has crude undulations typical of early period manufacturing crudity

Condition:  no damage, has a small manufacturer's pontil chip at the edge of the pontil scar under the base

Embossing:  n/a

Base: iron pontil scar

Age:  1850's

Availability:  scarce early pint made in the Pittsburgh glass manufacturing district

   

7045. ROYAL Aqua QUART

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: kaulei
Price: $111.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   GREEN

Closure:  clear Berry-Sprig-embossed glass insert and an ordinary zinc screw band

Appearance:  swirly glass character

Condition:  manufacturer's edge chipping on the ground mouth all around

Embossing:  strong

Base: a Hemingray style "7"

Age:  1870's

Availability:  scarce and a sharp-looking example

   

7046. PHOENIX SURGICAL DRESSING MILWAUKEE WISC Quart AMBER

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Mayflower7182
Price: $145.55

Size:  QUART

Color:   AMBER

Closure:  original Perfection style closure with all original parts in great shape

Appearance:  sparkling glass

Condition:  edge flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  uncommon and a sharp example in beautiful condition

   

7047. CROWLEYTOWN MASONS 1 Pat 1858 ORIG IRON CHACES PAT CAP

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: lisaeric
Price: $2,200.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  Rare original IRON screw cap with two vertical lugs, and impressed in a small circle of lettering in the center of the cap "CHACES PAT OCT 27 1857" encircling a "2". This is one of the very earliest original Crowleytown caps and is in fine shape with not a single pinhole or split anywhere, with very little rust, and has never been cleaned in any way. The cap is standard size and will fit most standard mouth quart or half gallon Crowleytown Masons.

Appearance:  seedy and sparkling glass

Condition:  normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  1860's

Availability:  rare, an exceptionally nice jar and cap

   

7048. DEXTER Aqua QUART

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: rittinjar
Price: $30.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  Dexter Improved glass insert lid with 1865 patent date, and original zinc screw band (holes in metal)

Appearance:  sparkling glass, has been professionally cleaned by a previous collector

Condition:  edge flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing: medium

Base: unmarked

Age:  c1870

Availability:  uncommon

   

7049. TRADE MARK ADVANCE Pat Apd For QUART Original Closure

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: jarcollector
Price: $230.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  correct original glass lid and rare original iron wire clamp in nice shape

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  shallow chip on the ground mouth, small chip on ramp

Embossing:  strong

Base: "2"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  scarce jar and rare to find with the original clamp, as they are most often missing or replaced

   

7050. S over MASONS PATENT 1858 Green with Amber

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Mayflower7182
Price: $40.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   OLIVE GREEN with subtle amber swirling

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  mouth damage is shown

Embossing:  strong

Base: "A8"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  a rare and appealing color for this series

   

7051. GEM BUTTER JAR 5 LBS Squat Shape

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: dwjars
Price: $1,106.00

Size:  SQUATTY HALF GALLON

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original Gem style extra-wide heavyweight glass insert lid, and rare correct original extra-tall style non-lugged zinc band

Appearance:  sparkling glass

Condition:  no damage including a good ground mouth with very little flaking

Embossing:  varies from medium to strong

Base: shown, with circles of patent dates

Age:  1870's

Availability:  rare early butter jar with great eye appeal

   

7052. MIDGET Pint 1858 DREAM COLOR Series AMBER

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: lisaeric
Price: $147.00

Size:  MIDGET PINT

Color:   DEEP AMBER

Closure:  early midget cap in nice shape

Appearance:  whittly and sparkling glass

Condition:  no damage

Embossing:  strong

Base: "971"

Age:  hand blown in 1971

Availability:  uncommon

   

7053. HGCo on Reverse MASONS 1858 Quart WHITTLED

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: freebird
Price: $116.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance:  hammered with whittle and displaying seedy, sparkling clean glass throughout

Condition:  shallow chipping of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong, note the HGCo logo was for Hemingray Glass Co of Cincinnati, Ohio

Base: "25"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  scarce with this degree of glass character

   

7054. EAGLE Rare Size PINT

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: gaffer
Price: $1,350.00

Size:  PINT

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  minor flaking of the mouth

Embossing:  medium to strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  Rare in this small size. The Eagle series has been attributed to the Bushwick Glass Works whose headquarters were located at 55 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY.

   

7055. MIDGET Pint MASONS IMPROVED Early Style

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: graybeardr
Price: $125.00

Size:  MIDGET PINT

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  extra-tall hat-shaped unmarked glass insert lid, similar to the glass lid for the Masons Keystone Keystone jar, and the original zinc midget band

Appearance:  sparkling glass

Condition:  normal edge flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: "PAT JAN 19 1869" encircling a "68"

Age:  1870's

Availability:  scarce early style midget pint with squared heel shape and early lettering style

   

7056. MASONS (Cross) PATENT 1858 Half Gal Light OLIVE GREEN

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Unknown
Price: $50.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color:   Light OLIVE GREEN

Closure:  Hero zinc cap

Appearance:  good

Condition:  edge flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing: medium

Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "489"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  scarce in this appealing color

   

7057. FRANKLIN FRUIT JAR w/ Original TOP-LUGGED Unlined CAP

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: plantman
Price: $275.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  Rare original unlined zinc cap with two soldered lugs on top and partial impressed lettering in the center. The original full stamping would have read "GILLINDER & BENNETT PATd AUG 8 1865". See pic.

Appearance:  seedy and sparkling glass

Condition:  normal flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  1860's

Availability:  rare to find with this version of the closure

   

7058. BEAVER Chewing a Log AMBER Quart SHARP

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: SHELBY
Price: $1,100.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AMBER

Closure:  zinc screw band and a button style matching amber color glass insert that is similar, but not identical, to the originals, see pic

Appearance:  sparkling glass

Condition:  edge flaking on the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong pictorial and strong lettering

Base: "4"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  a scarce and beautiful jar in this color

   

7059. HAMILTON Quart w/ ORIGINAL CLOSURE

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: pnjhill14
Price: $95.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   clear

Closure:  all original

Appearance:  shiny glass which is exceptionally heavy weight, about 9 oz heavier than the typical Hamilton specimen

Condition:  edge flaking on the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: "A"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  uncommon and a fine example

   

7060. MAYER HORSERADISH STRICTLY PURE Quart LIGHTNING Style

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $110.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong, in a round slug plate

Base: "12"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  very scarce early Lightning style slug-plated product jar

   

7061. MIDGET Pint DREAM COLOR Series DEEP YELLOW GREEN

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: lisaeric
Price: $153.00

Size:  MIDGET PINT

Color:   BRILLIANT YELLOW GREEN

Closure:  lugged CFJCo zinc cap

Appearance:  sparkling whittled glass

Condition:  no damage

Embossing: strong

Base: "971"

Age:  hand blown in 1971

Availability:  uncommon, note the color is shade deeper as compared to the similar jar in our listing #7222

   

7062. POTTER & BODINE PHILADELPHIA in Script QUART

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: jsalvage09
Price: $100.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  replica cap

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  normal roughness and flaking of the ground mouth all around

Embossing:  medium

Base: unmarked

Age:  c1870

Availability:  scarce

   

7063. MASONS IMPROVED Butter Jar Style HALF GALLON

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $100.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  edge flaking on the ground mouth

Embossing:  medium to strong

Base: "07"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  scarce version Butter Jar style wide mouth half gallon

   

7064. Early RING CROWN Quart w/ NO WORD Crown

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: wildman
Price: $23.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  matching crown glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance:  shiny glass with some freckling of haze

Condition:  one edge chip on the mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: "12"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  scarce early style Crown jar

   

7065. NE PLUS ULTRA AIR TIGHT FRUIT JAR Circles & Squares IP

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: witlxtrm
Price: $2,855.00

Size:  QUART

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original glass stopper with 1858 patent date, has edge flaking but much better than usual

Appearance:  crude and swirly glass character

Condition:  no damage, has a pinhead nick on the lip, small bubble burst inside the neck

Embossing:  strong

Base: black iron pontil scar, which is very rare for this series in quart size, the quarts are usually smooth base

Age:  c1860

Availability:  rare and a fantastic example

   

7066. MOORES PATENT Dec 3d 1861 HALF GALLON

Start Date: 03/24/2014
End Date: 04/03/2014
Buyer: Seizasaur
Price: $143.55

Size:  FULL HALF GALLON

Color:   AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew

Appearance:  shiny glass

Condition:  no damage

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  late 1800's

Availability:  uncommon and a nice complete specimen