1226. POTTER & BODINE AIRTIGHT Fruit Jar PINT Figural Barrel

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: rickjar
Price: $1,100.00

Size: PINT figural barrel

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: grooved ring mouth finish is made for a tin cap sealed with wax

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage. There is a small surface indentation or flaking on one of the small embossed "staves" above "POTTER".

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: open pontil scar

Age: late 1800's

Availability: very scarce in this small pint size

   

1227. PATENT JUNE 9 1863 CIN O Aqua QUART

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Boo
Price: $400.00

Size: QUART

Color: DEEP AQUAMARINE

Closure: Correct original iron cap with impressed 1863 patent date and two soldered vertical wrench lugs. The cap is in fine condition with no pinholes at all, which is very rare to find. The original sealing gasket is still intact as well.

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage or stains

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: three raised dots

Age: c1860's

Availability: extremely scarce in this condition

   

1228. SQUARE SHOULDER Pint MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC Fruit Jar

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: cindadom
Price: $199.98

Size: PINT - square shoulder version

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: standard Millville Atmospheric closure with flat style lid and squared type cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew

Appearance: shiny with a nice whittled effect

Condition: no damage including a perfect mouth on the jar. The glass lid has minor edge flakes

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: c1860's

Availability: scarce early style pint Millville jar

   

1229. PRUSSIAN Blue HALF PINT Adlams PATENT Pail

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: resurgam
Price: $300.00

Size: HALF PINT 

Color: PRUSSIAN BLUE

Closure: Correct original metal neck band, original wire carrying bail, and original unmarked drop-on tin cap in fine untouched condition.

Appearance: sparkling with a nice whittled effect

Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: "PAT GLASS PAIL JUNE 24 84 BOSTON MASS"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: Rare in this unusual color, which some might prefer to call "Peacock Blue" or "Midnight Blue".

   

1230. Trade Mark BEE-HIVE with BEES Aqua Pictorial QUART

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: poncho
Price: $160.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: aqua glass insert with embossed "+" and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: early 1900's, smooth lip, machine made

Availability: scarce and appealing

   

1231. CF SPENCERS PAT 1868 IMPROVED JAR Aqua QUART

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: plantman
Price: $210.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: replica metal cap

Appearance: shiny with a good whittled effect

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

Strength of Embossing: very strong

Base: "2"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce and a great looking whittled example 

   

1232. OLIVE YELLOW & SWIRLED MASONS (Cross) 1858 HG

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $1,001.00

Size: HALF GALLON 

Color: YELLOW with OLIVE Tone and AMBER Swirls

Closure: correct early Hero zinc cap in fine shape (milk glass liner is cracked)

Appearance: sparkling

Condition: no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little flaking

Strength of Embossing: medium to strong

Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "291"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: very scarce in this gorgeous swirled color

   

1233. IMPERIAL QUART Size BEAVER Blue-Aqua

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Dusty Jars
Price: $70.00

Size: IMPERIAL QUART

Color: BLUE-ISH AQUAMARINE

Closure: plain aqua glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth

Strength of Embossing: strong lettering, medium pictorial

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this size

   

1234. EXTREME WHITTLE Dark Amber Half Gal MASONS PATENT 1858

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: carjar
Price: $851.00

Size: HALF GALLON 

Color: DEEP AMBER

Closure: early lettered zinc cap

Appearance: shiny with a fantastic hammered whittle effect all over

Condition: no damage with the exception of flaking off the edge of the ground mouth

Strength of Embossing: very strong

Base: "L  2"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce with fabulous glass character

   

1235. THE CHAMPION PAT 1869 Aqua Whittled HALF GALLON

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: putt4
Price: $425.00

Size: HALF GALLON 

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: Correct original glass lid, and comes with a period 3-piece cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew and spanner bar. Note that the head of the thumbscrew is square.

Appearance: sparkling with a good whittled effect

Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth

Strength of Embossing: very strong

Base: "1"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce and a superb example with great glass character

   

1236. THE STONE MASON Fruit Jar UNION STONEWARE Redwing HG

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: wvgal
Price: $130.00

Size: HALF GALLON 

Color: off-white glazed stoneware

Closure: common zinc cap

Appearance: clean

Condition: no repairs and no damage with the exception of two flakes on the mouth

Age: c1900

Availability: scarce

   

1237. YELLOW AMBER Pint FLACCUS BROS Steer Head FRUIT JAR

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: jnnjlbn97vn
Price: $471.56

Size: PINT

Color: YELLOW AMBER

Closure: correct original white milk glass insert lid with embossed star-burst, and correct original iron screw band in fine shape

Appearance: shiny

Condition: No damage. The sheared and not-ground mouth has the usual roughness from the manufacturing.

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this lighter color, and it's a great looking specimen 

   

1238. CORONET Pint Lt SCA TINT

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: jarforme
Price: $96.00

Size: PINT

Color: CLEAR with a slight PURPLE TINT

Closure: unmarked glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance: sparkling

Condition: no damage

Strength of Embossing: strong "CORONET" superimposed over a peened-out "CROWN"

Base: unmarked

Age: early 1900's

Availability: scarce

   

1239. PINT Size HEMINGRAY Push-Down WAX SEALER

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $810.89

Size: PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: Grooved ring (pushed down style) for a tin cap sealed with wax. Comes with an early tin cap for "1/4 Lb Royal Baking Powder"

Appearance: sparkling

Condition: no damage, the sheared and not-ground mouth has the usual roughness from the making

Strength of Embossing: n/a

Base: unmarked

Age: c1860-1870

Availability: rare in this small size

   

1240. MOORES PATENT 1861 Aqua QUART

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Lillian
Price: $80.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: correct original glass lid with 1861 patent date, and a replica metal clamp

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage and the applied mouth is perfect

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: uncommon

   

1241. OLIVE AMBER Crown QUART

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: gehripa
Price: $80.00

Size: QUART

Color: OLIVE AMBER

Closure: clear glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny with seed bubbly glass character

Condition: no damage

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: early 1900's

Availability: scarce in this strong color, which is approaching a true honey amber

   

1242. PINT Size MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC Fruit Jar

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: EppsFruitJars
Price: $100.00

Size: PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

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

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage including a perfect applied mouth and a perfect glass lid

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: "WT&Co USA" encircling a "2" all lightly embossed

Age: late 1800's

Availability: uncommon especially in this condition 

   

1243. MASONS PATENT 1858 Pint AMBER SWIRLED

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: mason
Price: $132.67

Size: PINT

Color: GREENISH with AMBER SWIRLS

Closure: common zinc cap

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage

Strength of Embossing: strong, note the missing "TH"

Base: a single raised dot

Age: early 1900's, smooth lip, machine made

Availability: scarce

   

1244. Hump Backed BEAVER Blue HG Pictorial

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: tunngavik
Price: $110.00

Size: HALF GALLON

Color: BRIGHT PALE BLUE

Closure: unmarked glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage other than normal edge flaking of the ground mouth

Strength of Embossing: strong lettering, strong pictorial....humped-back Beaver with a cross-hatched tail

Base: "4"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: scarce

   

1245. GJCO Aqua SQUATTY PINT w/ Pickle Pusher Cap

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Lillian
Price: $50.00

Size: SQUATTY PINT 

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: correct original wide mouth lettered zinc cap with white milk glass pickle-pusher immerser insert with 1895 patent date

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: early 1900's, smooth lip, machine-made

Availability: uncommon in this small size

   

1246. CF SPENCERS PATENT ROCHESTER NY Deep Aqua HG

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Bruce
Price: $75.00

Size: HALF GALLON 

Color: DEEP AQUAMARINE

Closure: replica metal drop-in lid

Appearance: shiny with nice & crude glass character

Condition: no damage, the applied mouth has a slight dip in the top edge from the manufacturing

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's

Availability: uncommon

   

1247. DEEP AMBER & OLIVE Masons Patent 1858 SWIRLED HG

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Dusty Jars
Price: $960.99

Size: HALF GALLON 

Color: STRONG HONEY AMBER and OLIVE SWIRLED

Closure: common zinc cap

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: two raised dots

Age: early 1900's, smooth lip, machine-made

Availability: rare in this particular color variation, in which there appears to be more amber than olive

   

1248. THE OHIO No 3 BRINKERHOFF Quart w/ LID

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: r.addison
Price: $1,161.00

Size: QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure: correct original clear glass lid embossed 'No 3" and a modern metal clamp of brass and iron wire

Appearance: shiny

Condition: no damage with the exception of chips on the ground mouth as shown

Strength of Embossing: strong and crisp

Base: "A"

Age: late 1800's

Availability: rare and a sharp looking example

   

1249. THREE Early LUGGED CFJCo ZINC CAPS

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: gunboss944
Price: $142.67

Three early original lugged CFJCo zinc caps, all in nice clean shape with no pinholes nor splits nor damage to the milk glass inserts. One lug is missing. These will fit any standard Mason jar with regular mouth size.

   

1250. J ELLWOOD LEE Yellow Amber COFFIN Form GAUZE JAR

Start Date: 01/25/2010
End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: treasureqwest
Price: $140.00

Size: Small coffin-shaped gauze jar measuring roughly 5-1/2 inches long 

Color: YELLOW AMBER

Closure: correct original embossed glass lid, original sealing gasket, and original wire clamps

Appearance: shiny with original label in the condition as shown

Condition: no damage with the exception of a thin flake off the side of the mouth

Strength of Embossing: strong

Base: unmarked

Age: late 1800's, both the top and base are pressed glass

Availability: scarce