1251. MIDGET PINT Masons CFJCo IMPROVED Rev: CLYDE NY
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: bronco 1951
Price: $55.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Correct original CFJCo glass insert and a zinc screw band. The zinc band has a small hole in the side.
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage including a near-perfect ground mouth with very little nicking
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "I. 85"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce midget pint
1252. MIDGET PINT Masons CFJCo 1858 HEAVILY WHITTLED
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: ellensue
Price: $55.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original lugged CFJCo zinc cap
Appearance: shiny with a fantastic hammered whittle appearance all over
Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: very strong
Base: "F. 275"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce with this much glass character
1253. MIDGET PINT MASONS (Keystone) PATENT 1858
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: bronco 1951
Price: $30.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original lugged cap, which is embossed on the milk glass liner for MASON FRUIT JAR Co
Appearance: sparkling with a nice overall whittled effect
Condition: no damage except for a shallow chip on the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon and a sharp example
1254. MIDGET PINT Masons 1858 Base: WCD
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Fruit_Jar
Price: $40.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: early lugged Hero Cross zinc midget cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little nicking
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "WCD 105"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Scarce midget pint. The initials "WCD" are attributed to the WC DePauw Company of New Albany, Indiana.
1255. MIDGET Imperial PINT BULGE CROWN Whittled Glass
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: fkyle01
Price: $45.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: unmarked glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: sparkling with a good light whittled effect
Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: crisp
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce early "Bulge" style Crown Midget, and an exceptionally nice example with whittled glass and crisp embossing
1256. OLIVE with AMBER Quart CROWN
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: JohnH
Price: $80.00
Size: QUART
Color: AMBER OLIVE
Closure: clear glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage with the exception of a tiny flake on the screw thread
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's, smooth lip, machine-made
Availability: scarce in this strong color
1257. SUN Trade Mark Aqua PINT
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: wvgal
Price: $135.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and correct original elaborate cast iron yoke clamp with cam-action elevator assembly, in fine shape with very little rust
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "J. P. BARSTOW"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this small size and a sharp example throughout
1258. GLOBE Deeper Amber QUART
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Lillian
Price: $110.00
Size: QUART
Color: DEEPER AMBER
Closure: correct original orange amber glass lid (lighter in color than the jar) and original 3-piece iron clamp assembly
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, the ground mouth has the usual edge flaking, the glass lid has a small flake on the bottom edge
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "50"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
1259. THE HERO Small Size PINT+
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $157.00
Size: PINT+ (perhaps 20 ounces)
Color: GREENISH
Closure: plain aqua glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: shiny with crude glass character
Condition: no damage other than normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1260. OLIVE AMBER Quart IMPROVED GEM
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: ellensue
Price: $45.00
Size: QUART
Color: OLIVE AMBER
Closure: aqua glass insert 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 in this strong color
1261. MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC Fruit Jar QUART
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Jerry1952
Price: $97.40
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: "12"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon and a fine example
1262. Crude DARK GREEN Dr TOWNSENDS SARSAPARILLA
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: mason
Price: $275.00
Size: 9-1/2 inches tall
Color: DARK GREEN with variegated color becoming nearly black in the lower section, due to very thick glass
Closure: applied sloping ring collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: shiny with good crude and seedy glass character
Condition: no damage, the top surface of the applied mouth is crude with undulations probably from the manufacturing, as shown
Strength of Embossing: medium
Base: crude, unmarked, not pontiled
Age: c1860-1870
Availability: scarce and a nice crude specimen
1263. DOVE & CO RICHMOND OPEN PONTIL
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: arthur
Price: $285.00
Size: Large, measuring 9-1/4 inches tall, and 1-5/8 x 1-3/8 inches
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: flat applied ring collar mouth for a cork closure
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: tubular open pontil scar
Age: c1840-1860
Availability: Rare. Despite the tall & slender proportions, the bottle has a good flat base and stands up perfectly straight on it's own.
1264. HE BUCKLEN ELECTRIC BITTERS Light Amber
Start Date: 01/25/2010End Date: 02/04/2010
Buyer: Jerry1952
Price: $16.00
Size: approximately 8-3/4 inches tall
Color: LIGHT AMBER
Closure: tooled sloping collar mouth for a cork closure
Appearance: shiny with traces of deposit on the interior
Condition: no damage
Strength of Embossing: strong
Base: smooth, unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
1265. Ball Standard GREEN with AMBER Quart
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: smacduck
Price: $101.00
Size: QUART
Color: OLIVE GREEN with subtle AMBER
Closure: Grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish for a tin cap sealed with wax
Appearance: shiny with seedy character
Condition: flaking of the outer ring all around
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "VI"
Age: early 1900's
Availability: uncommon in this appealing color
1266. JD WILLOUGHBY Style 2 Inch STOPPER PINT
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: nmurraymsca
Price: $60.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: 2-inch WIlloughby stopple (reproduction)
Appearance: shiny with a light whittled effect
Condition: no damage, except for a reflective fissure in the side that is very hard to spot, with a depth of about 1/3 the thickness of the glass
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: a single raised dot
Age: c1860's
Availability: scarce in this small size
1267. BATTLESHIP MAINE Clear Mustard PINT
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: EppsFruitJars
Price: $137.00
Size: PINT
Color: CLEAR with a slight SCA Purple tint
Closure: unmarked white milk glass insert and original iron screw band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: the glass no damage, the metal band has a few tiny pinholes that are only seen when held to a light
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1268. LINDELL GLASS CO Wax Sealer AMBER Quart
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: color1858masons
Price: $101.00
Size: QUART
Color: AMBER
Closure: applied grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish for a tin cap sealed with wax
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, the applied mouth has gloppy overlapping layers of glass from the crude manufacturing process, not to be confused with damage or repair of any kind
Strength of embossing: base strong
Base: shown
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1269. ECLIPSE JAR Quart HEAVILY WHITTLED GLASS
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: starjar
Price: $565.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original one-piece glass screw cap
Appearance: sparkling with a strong overall whittled effect
Condition: no damage, tiny pinhead sized nick on top of glass cap
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: "3" and crossed lines
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare and highly appealing with this degree of glass character
1270. POTTER & BODINE (script) AQUA HG ORIGINAL CAP
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: ted9williams
Price: $185.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original iron cap has some extra splattered solder, possibly from the original making, and still retains part of the original purple japanned finish on the bottom side
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Scarce. A highly appealing old jar with it's beautifully executed script lettering.
1271. NEWMANS PATENT 1859 Quart STRONG BALL BLUE
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: bigbucks
Price: $933.00
Size: QUART
Color: STRONG BALL BLUE
Closure: early Lyman style tin cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage except for shallow chipping on the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860
Availability: rare and a gorgeous strong color that is seldom seen in this series
1272. OLIVE YELLOW Trade Mark LIGHTNING Half Gallon
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: carmine47
Price: $375.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: YELLOW with OLIVE TONE
Closure: correct matching color glass lid and original wire bail clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage except for flaking of the ground mouth all around
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PUTNAM 291"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this strong & appealing color
1273. HAMILTON GLASS WORKS Lt BALL BLUE Quart
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: jarforme
Price: $310.00
Size: QUART
Color: LIGHT BALL BLUE
Closure: correct original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, the mouth and lid are both perfect, which is rare to find
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce, especially in this condition
1274. CITRON Quart MGCo B WAX SEALER
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: dick1931
Price: $151.00
Size: QUART
Color: CITRON
Closure: applied grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish for a tin cap sealed with wax, early unmarked tin cap included
Appearance: shiny with a crude and seedy glass character
Condition: no damage
Base: "MGCo B"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a fine example in a rich color
1275. THE BALL PAT APLD FOR Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $120.01
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: embossed tin cap and wire bail clamp, which are high quality replicas with distressed appearance of age
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "7"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce