874. THE SCRANTON JAR Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: gac
Price: $750.00
An aqua quart embossed: "THE SCRANTON JAR". Correct original elaborate closure assembly with spring loaded arm and wooden spool. This closure design was one of only a very few patented closures that contained parts made of wood. Shiny condition with no damage or stains, with the exception of a small and faint fisheye defect as shown. The ground mouth has some edge chipping. Base: unmarked.
est 1000-1500
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
875. NEARLY CLEAR Quart SYDNEY DINGO Trade Mark FRUIT JAR
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: davidsmith1955
Price: $550.00
A wide mouth quart "SYDNEY DINGO TRADE MARK" jar in a rare nearly clear glass color variation. There is only a slight aqua tint to the glass. Correct original wire bail closure and a light aqua glass lid. The jar is in fine shape with no damage or stains, and an unusual nearly perfect ground mouth with very little flaking. Good strong embossing as well. Base: unmarked.
est 300-500
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
876. OVGCo JAR 1881 Aqua HALF GAL Gorgeous Example
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: dave
Price: $700.00
An early aqua half gallon shoulder seal jar embossed on the front: "OVGCo JAR 1881". An outstanding example with strong embossing and brilliant glass that displays wonderful character with a bold whittled effect. No damage or stains and the ground mouth has the usual edge flaking. Base: "6". RB listing #2265.
est 600-900
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
877. BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS Iron 2-3/4" WILLOUGHBY STOPPLE Qt
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: Bogs 62
Price: $455.00
An aqua quart stopper jar embossed: "BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS". Smooth base and an applied ring collar mouth. Comes with a most unusual original cast iron Willoughby stopple, which is impressed "2-3/4" which is not a documented size. The stopple is in good solid shape with some rust on the bottom, but overall good. The jar is in fine shape with no damage. There is a shallow cooling flash inside the top edge of the mouth, not even halfway thru the thickness of the glass, and from the manufacturing. Base: unmarked.
est 500-1000
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
878. MIDGET PINT The QUEEN CFJCo
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: basskat
Price: $180.00
An aqua midget pint embossed: "THE QUEEN" with a CFJCo monogram as shown. Improved style closure with a CFJCo glass insert and a zinc band. Shiny condition without damage or stains. The ground mouth has flaking. Strong embossing. Base: "B183".
est 150-200
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
879. C. BURNHAM & Co PHILADELPHIA Orig Closure QT
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: crazyhorse
Price: $600.00
An early aqua quart embossed in boldly-raised lettering: "C. BURNHAM & Co MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA". Sparkling condition without damage or stains. Correct original cast iron ring in beautiful condition with much of the original black paint still intact and all the lettering clearly readable. Even the gutta percha insert gasket is present, although the entire perimeter edges of the gasket under the ring are chipped away. The jar has an excellent ground mouth with very little flaking. Base: unmarked.
est 700-1000
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
880. CIRCULAR EMBOSSING Midget Pint MASONS PATENT 1858
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: cabinkids02
Price: $675.00
An early aqua midget pint that is embossed in a circular arrangement: "MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 1858". This rare series is known for weak embossing, however, this example is the exception with crisply raised lettering. Sparkling glass that displays a lovely whittled effect all over. No damage or stains. Normal flaking of the ground mouth. Comes with an early zinc midget cap with a starburst embossed insert. Base: unmarked.
est 400-600
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
881. Small OLIVE AMBER Free Blown Storage Jar OPEN PONTIL
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: putt4
Price: $650.00
A small free-blown dark olive amber utility jar, attributed to the South Stoddard, NH glass manufacturing district, c 1840-1860. A rare form for Stoddard glass, with a pushed-in open pontil scarred base, and a sheared, fire-polished, upright mouth, apparently made for a drop-on tin cap. Shiny glass with good crude character, and no damage or stains. Measures approximately 6-1/2 inches tall and 3-1/4 inches wide at the base. A highly-appealing early jar in a rare diminutive size.
est 300-500
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
882. GLOBE WIDE MOUTH PINT
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: skooter
Price: $206.00
An aqua wide-mouth pint GLOBE in fine condition. Sparkling glass with some whittly character and complete with the original correct wide mouth glass lid with 1886 patent date, and the correct original 3-piece iron clamp assembly with very little rust. The mouth has a small nick on the outer edge at the right mold seam, otherwise the jar is virtually flawless. Base: unmarked.
est 150-250
This item is from the Darryl Pearson Collection.
883. CLEAR (colorless) TRADE MARK LIGHTNING HG Base: PUTNAM
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: carmine47
Price: $120.00
A clear (totally colorless) half gallon TRADE MARK LIGHTNING jar. This is a genuine hand-blown, North American made Lightning jar, not an Australian one. Sparkling condition with no damage or stains, with the exception of a tiny bruise on the top sealing ledge as shown. Good ground mouth with very little flaking. Comes with a clear CLYDE, NY Lightning style glass lid and original wire bail closure. Base: "PUTNAM 287". Rare in true clear glass.
est 200-400
884. EXTRA LARGE Size MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC Fruit Jar
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: skooter
Price: $176.00
A half gallon+ sized MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR in all original condition. This is the largest size made in the standard-shaped (non-square-shoulder) series. Measures about 10 inches tall to the top of the glass lid, and about 4-3/4 inches in base diameter. Strong embossing and shiny glass without damage. Has a faint trace of content residue on the interior. Original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew. Base: unmarked.
est 100-150
885. MASONS (Cross) 1858 YELLOW and SWIRLED HG
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: mason
Price: $750.99
A shoulder seal half gallon embossed: "MASONS (Hero Cross) PATENT NOV 30TH 1858". Comes in a gorgeous brilliant yellow with variegated swirls of deeper and lighter color as shown. Sparkling condition without damage or stains. The ground mouth has edge flaking. Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "364". A beautifully colored 1858 jar.
est 800-1200
886. F & J McKee FREE BLOWN Open Pontil QT+ CRUDE
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: campblkds
Price: $386.00
A clear free-blown clear (colorless) quart+ sized jar which displays a fantastic swirled character from top to bottom as shown. Pushed-in open pontil scarred base and a tooled mouth that is ground flat on top to permit sealing with the knob-handled glass lid which is also ground flat on the bottom surface. The jar is in brilliant condition with only some flaking on the top of mouth. The glass stopper has some small edge flakes, and is embossed "F&J McKEE PITTSBURGH Pa". A great looking piece of early glass that displays beautifully in a window.
est 300-500
This item is from the Cay & Erv Bettinghaus Collection.
887. Rare PINT Size PROTECTOR in Arch ORIGINAL CAP
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: gaffer
Price: $600.00
An extremely rare PINT sized aqua odd-closured jar that is embossed in an arch of block lettering: "PROTECTOR". This round version of the jar in pint size is by far the rarest in the series, and only the second example we've seen. Very strong embossing and shiny glass. The surface of the jar does show some scratching on close inspection but displays well. The ground mouth has some chipping as shown. Correct original tin cap in good solid condition. Base: "1". If you collect pints, take a close look at this one, as any chance to purchase this jar occurs rarely.
est 700-1000
889. THE LEADER in TWO LINES Amber PINT
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: Bogs 62
Price: $550.00
This pint is the extremely scarce 2 Line embossing version, in a good medium amber color. Shiny clean glass throughout with no damage or stains. Normal flaking of the ground mouth and one flake on the bottom of the glass lid. Correct original glass lid and original 2-piece iron clamp assembly. Very heavy glass in this example. Medium embossing. Base: "8".
est 600-800
890. Lt CORNFLOWER BLUE Masons 1858 Rev: CFJCo QUART
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: starjar
Price: $650.00
A shoulder seal quart embossed on the front: "MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 1858", and on the reverse side with a large "CFJCo" logo. Comes in an unusual color for this series, a light cornflower blue with somewhat of a steely tint. Good embossing and in shiny clean condition. The ground mouth has some flaking around the perimeter with one very faint reflecting flash in the upper threads. Base a backwards-embossed: "A278".
est 800-1200
891. THE EMPIRE Quart EXTRA CRUDE w/ Original IRON CLAMP
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: starjar
Price: $750.00
An early aqua quart embossed: "THE EMPIRE". The jar displays outrageous glass character throughout with seed bubbles, whittle, and traces of off-colored glass. Comes with the extremely scarce correct original cast iron cam-action clamp in fine shape with very little rust, as well as the original correct heavy glass lid. Sparkling clean with no damage or stains. The ground mouth has the usual roughness all around that occurred in the manufacturing. Base: "PAT FEB 13 1866". A fantastic example of this scarce odd closured jar.
est 500-700
892. PINT Size THE DAISY JAR All Original
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: dave
Price: $1,000.00
An early odd closured jar embossed: "THE DAISY JAR" in an extremely scarce PINT size. Clear (colorless) glass in sparkling condition with no damage or stains throughout. The ground mouth has the usual roughness all around that occurred in the manufacturing. Correct original glass lid with 1888 patent date and the original clamp with cast iron rotating cam. Base: unmarked.
est 700-1000
893. THE MAGIC STAR Fruit Jar YELLOW AMBER Qt ALL ORIGINAL
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: jars1947
Price: $2,000.00
An odd-closured quart embossed in a circular arrangement: "THE MAGIC (star) FRUIT JAR". The color is a gorgeous yellow amber or honey amber which in some lighting conditions may display a trace of olive tone. Best of all, this light colored variation comes with an exact matching colored original lid, which is a rare perfect specimen (rarely found perfect due to normal prying and usage). The jar is in good shape throughout, with normal flaking of the ground mouth, and typical light surface scuffing around the neck from the making process. Also retains the correct original 3-piece iron clamp assembly in beautiful condition. The embossing is strong and the jar displays a nice whittled effect throughout. A fantastic example in an exceptionally beautiful color. Base: unmarked.
est 1500-2500
894. CORNFLOWER BLUE Half Gal MASONS CFJCo PATENT 1858
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: mason
Price: $450.99
A half gallon shoulder seal jar embossed: "MASONS CFJCo PATENT NOV 30TH 1858" in a good distinct light cornflower blue color. Sparkling condition with good embossing and no damage or stains. The thick ground mouth undulates around the top surface....this is merely the crude manner in which it was made. Base: "F169".
est 500-800
895. PINT Size IRON PONTILED Cunningham & CO PITTSBURG
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: otus-asio
Price: $560.00
An aqua pint with a heavy applied ring collar mouth and a pushed-in base with a black iron pontil scar, and embossed: "CUNNINGHAM & CO PITTSBURG PA". Sparkling glass with a seedy character and in beautiful condition throughout with no damage or stains. Comes with an old cork stopper. Rare in pint size, and this is a fine example.
est 800-1200
896. HILTONS PATENT 1868 Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: Eifler
Price: $505.00
An early aqua odd-closured quart embossed: "HILTONS PAT MAR 10TH 1868". Beautifully crude glass character, crisp embossing, and no stains or significant damage. The mouth of the jar has edge flaking, and the glass lid has edge flaking. There is a small open bubble inside the back of the jar. Correct original glass lid with dual sloping ramps, and a correct replica wire clamp (note that the flat sheet iron "repro" clamps placed on these jars in the past are fantasy closures which do not emulate the original clamp, most likely a simple wire clip). A rarely seen early jar and a fine example. Base: "13".
est 400-600
897. MAGIC McCULLY & Co DALBEYS PATENT 1866 No 7 Quart
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: ah18
Price: $805.55
This aqua quart is a fine example with sharp embossing and sparkling glass throughout. Nice ground mouth with very little flaking. The base displays three long raised "feet". Relica metal cap and clamp. A great looking early jar that is profusely embossed.
est 700-1000
898. Original Glass Cap For CADIZ JAR PATd 1883
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: leaderjar
Price: $130.00
This original one-piece glass cap fits either the quart or half gallon size "CADIZ JAR". A good solid example with a few small flakes. The screw threads are in good shape.
est 150-300
899. PINT Size HEMINGRAY Push-Down WAX SEALER
Start Date: 05/18/2009End Date: 05/28/2009
Buyer: earlyjars
Price: $1,200.00
An aqua cylindrical-shaped pint with a sheared mouth that is pushed down to form a grooved ring wax sealer finish. A bright and clean example with no damage or stains. The sheared mouth has nicking and flaking, probably from the manufacturing process. A fine example of this scarce Hemingray form in a rare pint size.
est 800-1200