1402. JUMBO PEANUT BUTTER ELEPHANT HEAD 12 Oz
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/26/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $30.00
Size: 12 OZ Jumbo Peanut Butter with embossed pictorial elephant head
Closure: original cap
Appearance: glass is shiny
Condition: glass is free of damage
Base: "A" and "5"
Availability: uncommon
1403. Lyon & Bossards Jar East Stroudsurg, PA Quart
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $426.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid and a replica metal clamp
Appearance: sparkling with a crude and seedy glass character
Condition: no damage, and very little flaking on the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a sharp example
1404. TUDOR ROSE Masons 1858 Quart w/ PICKLE PUSHER CAP
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $160.00
Size: QUART
Color: CLEAR w/ slight SCA Purple tint
Closure: finest original Disk Immerser cap w/ pickle-pusher insert
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage except the ground mouth has flaking
Strength of embossing: strong on both front and back
Base: "A" over "38"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce sharp example with a beautiful immerser cap
1405. ORIGINAL AMBER MIDGET Pint MASONS 1858
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: lclaus
Price: $325.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: YELLOW AMBER
Closure: early midget cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: has a crack across the base that does not continue up the heel on either side, so will not show on display. Open bubble under the heel.
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: A rare original amber Midget Pint
1406. DUPONT in OVAL on REVERSE Pint MASONS PATENT 1858
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $645.90
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: early lugged zinc cap
Appearance: shiny, heavyweight glass
Condition: no damage or stains, normal flaking of the ground mouth, there is a loop or thread of extra glass stuck inside the threaded neck, from the manufacturing, as shown
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "3"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare
1407. MIDGET PINT MASONS PATENT 1858 Base: P1
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $80.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: early lugged cap
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage with the exception of shallow chipping on the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "P1"
Age: c1870's
Availability: scarce midget pint attributed to Moore Bros Clayton, NJ
1408. Small 2-inch Cast Iron Stopple BODINE Aqua PINT
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: ah18
Price: $370.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Original smallest size 2-inch BODINE BROS 7-piece cast iron stopper with 1861 patent date, and retains the original gasket. The wingnut is missing a wing.
Appearance: shiny
Condition: The jar has a small flake on the outer ring of the mouth. There is a manufacturer's undulation molded into the top edge of the mouth as shown.
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: a single raised dot
Age: c1860's
Availability: rare
1409. REDKEY Masons 1858 Rev: PEENED-OUT Monogram
Start Date: 03/15/2010End Date: 03/25/2010
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $41.89
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: early Hero zinc cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage except for shallow chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: Strong on front. The reverse has an array of 26 small dots, perhaps representing the removal of a previous monogram from the mold
Base: "7"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
1410. Trade Mark BEEHIVE Aqua Quart
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: Fruit_Jar
Price: $212.78
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: aqua glass insert with zinc band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: a scarce and highly appealing pictorial jar
1411. HONEY AMBER Quart WAX SEALER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: stenberg54
Price: $120.00
Size: QUART
Color: MEDIUM AMBER
Closure: applied groove ring wax sealer mouth finish for a tin lid sealed with wax, early unmarked tin cap included
Appearance: shiny
Condition: No damage. Note that the mouth displays crude overlapping layers of glass, not damage, just normal and appealing crudeness from the early manufacturing techniques.
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1412. THE HERO Quart w/ ORIGINAL TINNED IRON CAP
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: mjewell
Price: $65.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original tinned iron cap with clear lettering and original narrow zinc band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking off the edge of the ground mouth, and the tin cap has some pinholing along the edge of the bottom flange
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "CUNNINGHAMS & IHMSEN PITTSBURGH Pa" encircling a "16"
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce, especially with original closure
1414. THE PURITAN Rev: LSCo Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: Terry Talbott
Price: $95.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid, replica metal clamp/wire
Appearance: shiny
Condition: minor flaking of the ground mouth, the glass lid has a thin bruise on top next to the wire groove
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1415. WHITTLED AMBER Quart TRADE MARK LIGHTNING
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: Jerry1952
Price: $262.51
Size: QUART
Color: AMBER
Closure: original
Appearance: shiny with a beautiful hammered whittle effect all over
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PUTNAM 376"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce with this degree of glass character
1416. CF SPENCERS PATENT Quart w/ ORIG IRON STOPPER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: gac
Price: $61.78
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original metal stopper
Appearance: shiny glass, with some light deposits in the bottom
Condition: An area of shallow flaking off the top outer edge of the applied mouth. The stopper has some rust holes in the top plate, while the bottom plate is in better condition
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
1417. POTTER & BODINES AIR TIGHT FRUIT JAR Open Pontil Qt
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: smacduck
Price: $477.00
Size: QUART Figural Barrel
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: push-down style groove ring wax sealer mouth finish for a tin lid sealed with wax
Appearance: shiny, the wax groove has some dried canning deposits inside
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: open pontil scar
Age: c1860
Availability: scarce
1418. HERO CROSS Above MASONS PATENT 1858 Quart AMBER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: WHR anise
Price: $275.00
Size: QUART
Color: AMBER with subtle darker amber swirls
Closure: Hero Cross zinc cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: edge flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: mostly strong
Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "23"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and an appealing color
1419. GILBERDS IMPROVED (Star) JAR Aqua QUART
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: store160
Price: $365.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid and original full-wrap heavy iron clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: shallow flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "5"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: a scarce old jar with great eye appeal
1421. A. STONE & Co PHILADa Quart THREADED GLASS STOPPER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: otus-asio
Price: $250.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original threaded glass stopper
Appearance: shiny
Condition: has a chip out of the mouth as shown, although not visible on display, the glass screwed stopper has some small chips on the threads
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: smooth
Age: c1860's
Availability: scarce early jar
1422. BALL PERFECTION Pint ALL ORIGINAL CLOSURE
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: tobaccobarn
Price: $500.00
Size: PINT
Color: BALL BLUE
Closure: original clear glass insert with 1900 patent date, and rare original iron screw band in fine shape with traces of original finish
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking on the smooth mouth
Strength of embossing: strong, note that this version was made in a reworked Ball Perfect Mason mold, with the removed lettering still recognizable
Base: patent dates encircling a "6"
Age: early 1900's
Availability: rare with original closure, especially the metal ring
1423. SUN Trade Mark GREEN-AQUA Half Gallon
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: JHenry
Price: $205.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: GREENISH AQUA
Closure: original glass lid in matching greenish aqua, and original cast iron yoke clamp with rotating cam-action elevator assembly in fine shape
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, and the ground mouth is perfect
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: "JP BARSTOW 2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in half gallon size
1424. THE ALSTON Quart ALL ORIGINAL
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: jarcollector
Price: $615.00
Size: QUART
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: completely original metal closure in beautiful condition
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PATD APRIL 1900 DEC 1901" in a circular arrangement
Age: early 1900's
Availability: rare
1425. OK on the Shoulder WAX SEALER Quart
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: earlyjars
Price: $450.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: push-down style groove ring wax sealer mouth finish made for a tin lid sealed with wax, and comes with an old unmarked tin cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal roughness and flaking of the sheared and ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1865
Availability: rare
1426. MASONS (Keystone) PATENT 1858 Half Gallon AMBER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: longjar
Price: $560.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AMBER
Closure: Keystone-impressed zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling glass, this jar appears to have been used very little
Condition: no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little nicking
Strength of embossing: medium to strong
Base: "23"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a choice example
1427. MAXAMS PRESERVING HOUSE Cohansey Closure PINT
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: jarsnstuff
Price: $221.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth, the glass lid has an edge chip
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "COHANSEY GLASS MFG CO 1 PHILADA"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1428. LIME GREEN Wax Sealer QUART Base: E1
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $50.00
Size: QUART
Color: STRONG LIME GREEN
Closure: applied groove ring wax sealer mouth finish made for a tin lid sealed with wax
Appearance: shiny
Condition: two flat chips off the underside of the outer ring
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: "E1"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce