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7467. BEAVER Chewing a Log HALF GALLON

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: michael
Price: $60.00

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: plain glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: edge chipping on the ground mouth

Embossing: strong lettering and strong pictorial

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: uncommon and a fine-looking example

7468. Two MIDGET Pint MASONS 1858 Whittled Glass

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: GrizzleyBear
Price: $72.00

Size: MIDGET PINTS

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: early zinc caps

Appearance: sparkling and whittled glass both

Condition: good both

Embossing: strong both

Age: late 1800's

Availability: uncommon

7469. COBALT BLUE Wax Sealer FCGCo QUART Ex: Frank Peters

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: bluebell4433
Price: $900.00

Size: QUART

Color: COBALT BLUE with some darker blue swirl threads

Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish and comes with an early unmarked tin cap

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: repairs to the outer ring

Embossing: base only

Base: "FCGCo"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: Rare. This particular jar was from Frank Peters collection and is illustrated on the cover of his fruit jar book as shown. Comes with a copy of the book, and a hand-written letter from Frank to the collector to whom he later sold the jar in 1991.

7470. NEW PARAGON Half Gallon ALL ORIGINAL

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: yohnskull
Price: $135.00

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: original unmarked aqua glass lid and original iron ring (nibbles from the bottom edge of the metal but solid)

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: edge chipping on the ground mouth

Embossing: medium

Base: "3"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce

7471. BALL 3L Loop MASON Pint OLIVE with Subtle AMBER

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: kev24rm
Price: $45.00

Size: PINT

Color: OLIVE GREEN with subtle AMBER swirls

Closure: zinc cap

Appearance: sparkling glass with seed bubbly character

Condition: no damage

Embossing: strong

Base: "V"

Age: c1900

Availability: scarce in this bold color

7472. OPEN PONTILED Free Blown UTILITY Jar

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Jar-hunter
Price: $35.00

Size: measuring roughly 8-1/2 inches tall

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: applied lip finish

Appearance: shiny glass with a trace of content haze in the bottom

Condition: no damage

Embossing: n/a

Base: open pontil scar

Age: c1860

Availability: scarce early free-blown utility jar

7473. CANADA Trade Mark COMPASS AMBER / YELLOW Qt EXT RARE

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $7,200.00

Size: QUART

Color: AMBER and YELLOW

Closure: amber glass insert and original zinc screw band

Appearance: sparking glass

Condition: manufacturer's edge chipping of the ground mouth all around, no damage

Embossing: light to medium

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: This iconic early Nova Scotia jar is scarcely found even in the typical aquamarine color, but virtually unheard-of in this outrageously bold color variation. When discovered in the basement of a house in Nova Scotia, the jar was still filled with canned food. The amber insert lid is not original to the jar, but is a good fit for collector display. An important early Canadian jar with fantastic visual appeal.

7474. THE HERO Quart w/ ORIGINAL IRON CAP Closure

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: plantman
Price: $85.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: original iron insert cap and original zinc band

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked, and note the early style with a sharply squared heel corner shape

Age: c1870

Availability: scarce especially with closure

7475. ERROR Mold BALL PERFECTION Dates on Front QUART

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: jbarrow
Price: $1,417.75

Size: QUART

Color: BALL BLUE

Closure: unmarked SCA glass insert lid and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: mouth flaking

Embossing: strong, and note the two mold-maker's errors, with the backwards "6" and upside-down "N"

Base: circle of patent dates as shown

Age: c1914

Availability: An extremely rare Ball Perfection mold. Note: also check listing #7712, for a rare 1914 Ball Blue book with advertising for this obscure series of jars.

7476. GREEK KEY Safety Valve HALF GALLON All Original CLEAR

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: jarforme
Price: $46.60

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: COLORLESS

Closure: original glass lid and original cam-action yoke clamp with carrying bail

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition: edge flaking of the ground mouth, small skin-deep open bubble inside

Embossing: strong

Base: shown

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce and a sharp all-original example

7477. HALF PINT Blue BALL SURE SEAL Wide Mouth

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: shemp
Price: $60.55

Size: HALF PINT

Color: BALL BLUE

Closure: original

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: no damage

Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: early 1900's

Availability: scarce in this small size

7478. FLACCUS BROS STEERS HEAD Fruit Jar PINT

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: pvich
Price: $36.99

Size: PINT

Color: COLORLESS

Closure: original glass screw cap embossed on the bottom side "TO REMOVE CAP PRESS DOWN AND UNSCREW"

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: small chip on the heel that perforates the base

Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce

7479. PEERLESS Quart ALL ORIGINAL

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: jsalvage09
Price: $175.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: original glass lid with threaded post (one small thread chip) and original cast iron yoke clamp

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: thin flake on the inner edge of the mouth

Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce

7480. BALL 3L Loop MASON Strong OLIVE GREEN Quart Base: 1

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: glassmandaveh
Price: $200.00

Size: QUART

Color: DEEP STRONG OLIVE GREEN

Closure: zinc cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition: no damage

Embossing: strong

Base: "1"

Age: c1900

Availability: scarce in this outstanding deep color

7481. ANCHOR w/ Anchor CRUDE SLAG Embedded in GLASS HG

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Kglass
Price: $108.00

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: CLEAR with a slight lavender tint and with swirls of peppered slag embedded in the jar

Closure: original

Appearance: shiny and crude-looking glass with the dark streaking

Condition: shallow flake on the mouth

Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: early 1900's

Availability: scarce

7482. PINT Pontiled FA&Co Stopper Jar 1850s

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Jar-hunter
Price: $225.00

Size: PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: ring collar mouth for a cork stopper

Appearance: shiny exterior, content haze inside the lower half

Condition: pinpoint nicks on the lip, has one tiny open bubble

Embossing: base only

Base: pontil scar and "FA & Co"

Age: c1860

Availability: scarce early pint

7483. HAHNE & Co NEWARK NJ on Base BALL 3L MASON Quart

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $135.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: zinc cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition: no damage

Embossing: strong

Base: "HAHNE & Co NEWARK NJ"

Age: early 1900's

Availability: very scarce

7484. MASONS (Shield w/ Stars & Stripes) UNION Half Gallon

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: ronash
Price: $110.75

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: cap missing, has a zinc band

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: edge flaking on the ground mouth

Embossing: strong

Base: "26"

Age: 1865-1870

Availability: scarce

7485. HGW Monogram MASONS Patent 1858 AMBER Rare HG

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: lisaeric
Price: $7,703.00

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: AMBER

Closure: zinc cap

Appearance: seedy, whittly and sparkling clean glass throughout

Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth, has one skin-deep bubble burst on the interior

Embossing: strong

Base: "454"

Age: 1870's

Availability: Extremely rare, only a few examples known. This jar was recently found in a basement in Alton, IL and is a fresh-to-the-market find.

7486. Trade Mark LIGHTNING Registered CORNFLOWER BLUE HG

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Mayflower7182
Price: $254.00

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: CORNFLOWER BLUE

Closure: original

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: short manufacturer's cooling fissure in the shoulder as shown

Embossing: strong

Base: "PUTNAM 63"

Age: early 1900's (smooth lip finish)

Availability: scarce in this bold and appealing color

7487. PROTECTOR Round Quart w/ ORIGINAL CAP

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: shagnasty101
Price: $81.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: original tin cap with soldered wire clamp

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing: strong

Base: "17"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce to find especially with a good original cap

7488. CELTIC CROSS on Base MASONS 1858 Quart BALL BLUE

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Mayflower7182
Price: $56.00

Size: QUART

Color: LIGHT BALL BLUE

Closure: zinc cap

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing: medium

Base: an embossed "Celtic Cross" style figure as shown

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce

7489. Trade Mark THE DANDY Amber HALF GALLON

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Seizasaur
Price: $110.00

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: AMBER

Closure: original

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: crack in the neck under the wire as shown

Embossing: strong

Base: "GILBERDS 3"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: uncommon

7490. J&B Fruit Jar Patented 1898 PINT

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: hickoryhillguy
Price: $42.00

Size: PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: reproduction cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing: very strong

Base: "3"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce

7491. MGCo A Wax Sealer YELLOW OLIVE Quart

Start Date: 05/19/2014
End Date: 05/29/2014
Buyer: Eifler
Price: $75.00

Size: QUART

Color: YELLOW OLIVE

Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition: long shallow chip running along the outer lip as shown

Embossing: base only

Base: "MGCo A"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this bold color