1429. Rare MASONS PATENT MASONS IMPROVED Salesman Sample HP
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: ronash
Price: $5,100.00
Size: HALF PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: double-ended with a Keystone-impressed Mason cap and a Masons Improved glass insert with zinc band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage, flaking off the ground mouths
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: n/a
Age: c1870's
Availability: Unique, this salesman sample jar was made to allow the salesman to demonstrate both closure styles to prospective clients using only one jar. This is the only example known to exist.
1430. PANSY Dark AMBER Squatty Quart
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: stamarick
Price: $451.00
Size: SQUATTY QUART Wide Mouth
Color: DARK AMBER
Closure: original unmarked matching dark amber glass insert and original iron screw band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: strong "PANSY" over a peened-out "BEST", with 20 vertical embossed flat panels
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1431. POMONA IMMERSER Fruit Jar COZENS & HARVEY MELBOURNE HG
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: richierich.j.r
Price: $375.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: GREENISH AQUA
Closure: original hollow-blown immerser lid with correct embossing, and original wire clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: chip out of the mouth as shown
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce early Australian jar
1432. TUDOR ROSE Midget Pint MASONS 1858 w/ Immerser Cap
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: jars1947
Price: $275.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: COLORLESS with slight aqua tint
Closure: original correct midget cap with Tudor Rose emblem on top and original milk glass pickle-pusher immerser insert
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth, one flake on the screw threads
Strength of embossing: Tudor Rose is strong, Masons lettering varies from light to medium
Base: "A6"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and appealing
1433. Mfd For NO FANSLER CLEVELAND Quart KLINE Stopper
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: Bruce Burwell
Price: $80.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct aqua Kline stopper with 1863 patent date
Appearance: shiny
Condition: shallow flake on top of the applied mouth
Strength of embossing: light to medium
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: scarce
1434. CROWLEYTOWN Masons 1858 Qt w/ ORIGINAL 1857 CAP
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $888.88
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original unlined zinc cap with two soldered lugs on top and 1857 patent date lettering mostly clearly readable
Appearance: shiny and with crude glass character
Condition: minor open bubble on the threads and a chip on the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked with mold seam across
Age: c1860
Availability: scarce especially with the fine original top-lugged cap
1435. THE BALL Pat Apld For w/ ORIGINAL IRON CAP Half Gallon
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: jfh
Price: $292.77
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original tin cap in beautiful condition and original wire clamp
Appearance: sparkling with beautifully crude glass character
Condition: flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: a large "8"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce with an original cap in such fine shape
1436. GRIFFENS PATENT 1862 Rare PINT All Original
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: Terry Talbott
Price: $630.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid with 1862 patent date, and original cage-like cast iron clamp in fine condition with no rust and retaining some of the original black paint
Appearance: shiny, has a spot of haze in the middle of the base
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: n/a
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: rare in pint size
1437. MASONS CFJCo 1858 Quart HONEY AMBER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: gunboss944
Price: $635.00
Size: QUART
Color: HONEY AMBER
Closure: CFJCo zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling with good glass character
Condition: shallow flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "E209"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this lighter color
1438. HGCo on Reverse MIDGET PINT Masons Patent 1858
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: kenjr52
Price: $501.99
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: CFJCo midget cap, probably original
Appearance: shiny
Condition: excellent ground mouth with very little flaking, has a tiny manufacturer's pot stone radiation just below the ground lip surface as shown
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "1"
Age: c1870
Availability: rare Hemingray-made Midget pint
1439. A KEMP NEW YORK Fruit Bottle QUART
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: randolph
Price: $55.00
Size: QUART Fruit Bottle measuring approximately 9-1/2 inches tall
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: applied ring collar mouth for a cork closure
Appearance: sparkling with a nice light whittled effect
Condition: tiny nick on the outer edge of the applied mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1440. GREENISH w/ Amber Swirls UNION No 2 Wax Sealer
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: dkb6
Price: $351.87
Size: QUART
Color: GREENISH owing to some amber having been mixed into the original glass batch which is visible as fine subtle swirls
Closure: push-down style groove ring wax sealer mouth finish made for a tin lid sealed with wax
Appearance: whittled and sparkling
Condition: shallow chip out of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: rare in this subtle color variation
1441. BUCKEYE 1 Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: longjar
Price: $205.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid and a modern metal clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: Shallow flaking of the ground mouth. The glass lid has chipping off the bottom inner flange. Visible in the base is a manufacturer's dark swirl that will catch and reflect the light when the jar is rotated.
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: scarce, and a sharp, bold example
1442. GLOBE Quart DARK AMBER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $407.89
Size: QUART
Color: DARK AMBER
Closure: original glass lid with 1886 patent date and original iron clamp assembly
Appearance: shiny
Condition: the ground mouth is perfect, the glass lid is also perfect
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: "46"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this good dark color, and a beautiful example
1443. THE CHAMPION Pat 1869 HALF GALLON
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: longjar
Price: $160.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid and original 3-piece iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew and spanner bar
Appearance: sparkling with a nice seedy glass character
Condition: shallow flaking of the ground mouth all around,as well as a short crack in the mouth as shown
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: "2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and with great-looking glass
1444. THE MAGIC (star) FRUIT JAR All Original PINT
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $450.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid with 1886 patent date, and original 3-piece iron clamp in beautiful condition
Appearance: shiny, with the usual manufacturer's scuffing on the shoulder
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in pint size and with the original metal closure in such fine shape
1445. THE MASCOT IMPROVED Amber HALF GALLON Rare
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: darrellp
Price: $2,405.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: MEDIUM AMBER
Closure: original white milk glass pickle-pusher immerser insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: roughness and flaking of the ground mouth, and another flake running along the inside edge of the ground mouth that is not quite detached
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "H 19" (the "9" is weak)
Age: late 1800's
Availability: extremely rare
1446. JOSEPH CAMPBELL CAMDEN NJ Aqua FRUIT BOTTLE Quart
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: ttyshko
Price: $30.00
Size: QUART Fruit Bottle
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: applied ring collar mouth for a cork closure
Appearance: shiny
Condition: small bruise on the inner edge of the mouth, and a larger thin, very faint bruise on the outside of the mouth, both as shown
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1447. ELECTRIC (World Globe) FRUIT JAR Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: nwlawns
Price: $125.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original unmarked aqua glass lid with two incised grooves, and possibly original iron wire clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: excellent ground mouth with very little flaking, the glass lid has flaking on the outer bottom edge
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PAT APD FOR 10"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
1448. MOORES PATENT 1861 Aqua PINT
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $388.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original glass lid with 1861 patent date, and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew
Appearance: shiny
Condition: jar has no damage, the glass lid has some dullness, the clamp has rust pitting but solid and in good working order
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce in pint size
1449. THE MAGIC (Star) FRUIT JAR Quart DARKER AMBER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: tompowers
Price: $1,301.00
Size: QUART
Color: a DARKER shade of AMBER compared to the usual honey amber color that these are found in
Closure: correct original matching darker amber glass lid with 1886 patent date, and original 3-piece iron clamp
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth, that glass lid is a rare perfect example
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "6"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1450. HARTELLS AIR TIGHT Fruit Jar PINT
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: dingram
Price: $180.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original small size solid glass cap with three internal lugs and embossed "HARTELLS GLASS AIR TIGHT COVER" around the outer edge and "PATENTED OCT 19 1858" on the top in a circular arrangement
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: lid strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: scarce in pint size
1451. BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS Quart w/ IRON WILLOUGHBY Stopple
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: prpljr2
Price: $551.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: period cast iron 2-3/8 Willoughly stopple, overhanging top plate style, with an oversize gasket to mate with the 2-5/8 inch mouth of jar
Appearance: shiny with a nice light whittled effect
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1860's
Availability: scarce
1452. STAR Encircled by FRUITS & VEGETABLES Aqua HG
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: longjar
Price: $145.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: incorrect aqua glass insert with a zinc screw band
Appearance: sparkler with a seedy and crude glass character
Condition: shallow chip on the mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1453. MASON FRUIT JAR Half Gallon AMBER
Start Date: 05/03/2010End Date: 05/13/2010
Buyer: ronash
Price: $375.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AMBER
Closure: correct MFJCo impressed zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: excellent ground mouth with very little nicking
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: a scarce Western jar and a gorgeous example