1402. JUMBO PEANUT BUTTER ELEPHANT HEAD 12 Oz

Start Date: 03/15/2010
End 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: 03/15/2010
End 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: 03/15/2010
End 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: 03/15/2010
End 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: 03/15/2010
End 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: 03/15/2010
End 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: 03/15/2010
End 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: 03/15/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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: 05/03/2010
End 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