1201. Extremely Crude ARS Quart w/ WILLOUGHBY STOPPLE
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: carjar
Price: $451.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: cast iron WIlloughby stopple in fine condition with very little rust and very clean on the bottom side with some of the original tin plating on the bottom (replaced gasket)
Appearance: Outrageously crude, with a hammered-whittle effect and filled with seed bubbles
Condition: no damage with the exception of a tiny flake on the top edge of the mouth
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: 1860-1870
Availability: Rare with this extreme degree of glass character. A beautful piece of glass.
1202. STONEWARE PINT Daniel Johnson LUMBER St NEW YORK
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Jerry McCann
Price: $561.00
Size: PINT STONEWARE measuring approximately 5-1/4 inches tall and 3-1/4 inches in base diameter
Lettering: DANIEL / JOHNSON AND CO No 2(X) / LUMBER STREET / NEW YORK (X indicates an illegible numeral)Color: LIGHT BROWNISH GLAZED STONEWARE
Closure: unknown but probably a stopper sealed with wax
Appearance: clean
Condition: no cracks or repairs, has some minor edge flaking
Age: mid 19th century
Availability: rare and an appealing small size
1203. TEAL BLUE Quart HEMINGRAY Push Down WAX SEALER
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $550.00
Size: QUART
Color: TEAL BLUE
Closure: sheared mouth with pushed-in grooved ring for a tin wax sealer cap (common unmarked wax sealer tin cap included)
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage, has a partially open bubble on the interior
Age: c1860-1870
Availability: very scarce and a good strong color
1204. PANSY over BEST Dark Amber SQUATTY QUART
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: tazer666
Price: $368.00
Size: QUART with 20 vertical panels
Color: DEEP AMBER
Closure: original unmarked amber glass insert and original iron screw band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage or stains
Strength of Embossing: strong "PANSY" superimposed over erased "BEST"
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce
1205. GREEK KEY Safety Valve EMERALD GREEN HG
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: jars1947
Price: $350.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: BRILLIANT EMERALD GREEN
Closure: correct original matching color glass lid and original cam-action Safety Valve clamp with original carrying bail
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage to jar, very good ground mouth, the glass lid has a small fisheye defect on the bottom of the lid
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "SAFETY VALVE PATd MAY 21 1893" with monogram
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce in this brilliant color, especially with correct matching lid
1206. Mfd For NO FANSLER CLEVELAND, OHIO Kline Quart
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Jerry McCann
Price: $150.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct Kline patented 1863 glass stopper
Appearance: shiny with some traces of deposit inside, the applied mouth is perfect
Condition: no damage
Strength of Embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860-1870
Availability: very scarce
1207. A STONE & Co PHILADa LUGGED STOPPER Quart
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Jerry McCann
Price: $761.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original lugged stopper
Appearance: sparkling with beautiful whittled and crude glass character
Condition: no damage with the exception of one internal neck lug has a chip, and the glass lid has a flake under the top flange
Strength of Embossing: very strong
Base: smooth unmarked
Age: 1860-1870
Availability: scarce and a gorgeous specimen
1208. DARK COBALT BLUE Quart THE CANTON DOMESTIC FRUIT JAR
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: rbandbarb
Price: $13,100.00
Size: QUART
Color: DARK COBALT BLUE
Closure: correct original exact matching dark cobalt blue glass lid and original wire clamp
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage other than normal minor flaking of the ground mouth, and the glass lid has minor flaking on the bottom edge
Strength of Embossing: very strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare and an outstanding example of this highly-appealing old jar
Estimate: 10,000-15,000
1209. ERIE FRUIT JAR Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: fries550
Price: $150.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: plain aqua glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: shiny with minor surface wear, and displays a nice swirled effect in the glass
Condition: no damage with the exception of flaking off the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "ERIE" in small lettering
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1210. OLIVE GREEN Quart MASONS CFJCo PATENT 1858
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: stenberg54
Price: $235.00
Size: QUART
Color: MEDIUM OLIVE GREEN
Closure: correct lugged CFJCo zinc cap in nice shape
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage including a good ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of Embossing: medium
Base: "G196"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this appealing color
1211. C BURNHAM & Co MANUFACTURERS Quart
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: gaffer
Price: $450.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original cast iron cap in great shape with much of the original black paint still intact, and the lettering all clearly readable. The gasket is replaced.
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, has a small bubble in the mouth with canning residue
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: 1860-1870
Availability: scarce and a great looking example
1212. EXTREMELY CRUDE MASONS (Cross) PAT 1858 SWIRLED COLORS
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $1,065.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: STRONG BOLD GREEN with variegated shades of amber and green
Closure: early lugged HERO cap in nice shape
Appearance: sparkling with fantastic glass character that includes "steaming" swirls of seed bubbles that spiral around the jar from top to bottom.
Condition: no damage including a good ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "388"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: extremely scarce and a wonderfully crude example
1213. THE SCRANTON JAR Aqua QUART
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: hemico
Price: $950.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Elaborate iron, wire, wood and glass clamp system. All original except the crossbar may be replaced.
Appearance: sparkling glass with a seedy and whittled character
Condition: no damage including a good ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "GHC" and "2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1214. DEEP OLIVE AMBER Masons CFJCo PATENT 1858 HG
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: darrellp
Price: $2,600.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: DEEP OLIVE AMBER
Closure: correct lugged CFJCo zinc cap in nice shape
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage except for normal edge flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "H58"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Rare....this color is among the rarest to find in any early fruit jar.
1215. Packed By COLLINS WHEATON LUHRS San Francisco BUTTER
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: nomasdinero
Price: $952.00
Size: HALF GALLON wide mouth butter jar
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct glass insert and zinc band closure
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage with the exception of edge chipping on the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: light to medium
Base: "PATD MAY 10TH 1870"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare
1216. ECONOMY SEALER PATd SEPt 15TH 1885 Quart
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Lillian
Price: $145.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: none
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: No damage with the exception of a thin flake running along the inner edge of the ground mouth that is not yet detached. There is a small open bubble inside the shoulder.
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "D"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Very scarce in this original full-embossed version. The jar was unsuccessful in it's closure design and the mold was modified to a grooved-ring wax sealer mold, with all the embossing peened-out. The original embossed specimens like this one are rarely seen.
1217. LEMON YELLOW Quart MASONS (Cross) PATENT 1858
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: drops44
Price: $750.00
Size: QUART
Color: LEMON YELLOW
Closure: correct Hero Cross zinc cap in fine shape
Appearance: sparkling with a great whittled effect
Condition: no damage, normal flaking around the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "304"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce with great color and glass character
1218. THE SCHAFFER JAR ROCHESTER NY Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: putt4
Price: $413.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original dual-finned glass lid and original 2-piece wire bail clamp
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage except for flaking off the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "2" embossed backwards
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a fine complete example
1219. LUDLOWS PATENT 1859 Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: wvgal
Price: $135.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Correct original Ludlow style cast iron cage clamp and incorrect Griffens lid. This is the lid that came with the jar, but the correct Ludlow lids are readily available. The clamp is good and solid, with some rust pitting.
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of Embossing: n/a
Base: "1"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1220. COBALT BLUE Iron Pontil PETAL JAR Quart
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: dick1931
Price: $8,100.00
Size: QUART
Color: LIGHT COBALT BLUE
Closure: applied ring collar mouth is made for a cork closure covered in wax
Appearance: shiny with a light whittled effect
Condition: no damage
Strength of Embossing: n/a
Base: iron pontil scar
Age: 1850-1860
Availability: rare in the gorgeous color
Estimate: 8000-12000
1221. ABC Aqua PINT
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: rbandbarb
Price: $1,370.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and original cast iron yoke with pivoting cam-action clamp. The metal is in fine untouched condition with some of the original black paint.
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage, including a good ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of Embossing: strong and crisp
Base: "5"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce in pint size and an exceptionally fine example
1222. DEEP YELLOW OLIVE Masons PATENT 1858 Base: WCD
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $325.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: DEEP YELLOW OLIVE
Closure: early lettered zinc cap with impressed star-burst design in the top center
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage except for flaking along the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: medium
Base: "WCD 111"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Scarce in this strong color. The initials WCD are attributed to the WC DePauw Company of New Albany, Indiana.
1223. THE VALVE JAR CO PHILADELPHIA Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: putt4
Price: $565.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Correct original glass lid with square-shaped center dimple, and a heavy coiled iron wire clamp. The clamp, while appearing to be old, is actually a cleverly-made replica.
Appearance: shiny with a light whittled effect
Condition: no damage other than normal minor flaking of the ground mouth edge
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "PATd MAR 10TH 1868"
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce
1224. PANSY over BEST Aqua SQUATTY QUART
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: jarforme
Price: $169.99
Size: QUART with 20 vertical panels
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original unmarked aqua glass insert and original zinc screw band (metal has some splits)
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage or stains
Strength of Embossing: strong "PANSY" superimposed over erased "BEST"
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1225. THE MAGIC STAR FRUIT JAR Amber PINT
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: jarcollector
Price: $2,150.00
Size: PINT
Color: AMBER
Closure: correct original glass lid with 1886 patent date, in near perfect shape (which is rare to find), and original 3-piece iron clamp assembly
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: medium to strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: extremely scarce in this small size and great color