13878. BGCo Wax Sealer GOLDEN AMBER Half Gallon
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $100.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: LIGHT GOLDEN AMBER
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: pinhead size flake on the inner edge of the outer mouth
Embossing: base only
Base: "BGCo"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare
13879. MIDGET Pint BBGMCo w/ BALL BROS MILK GLASS Lid
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: crockman
Price: $827.77
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: scarce correct original Ball Bros Buffalo NY insert in white milk glass, and a zinc midget band
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: edge chips on the mouth, has a skin-deep open bubble on the inside
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce in this small size and a great looking example
13880. Trade Mark LIGHTNING Quart YELLOW GREEN
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Saw1978
Price: $240.00
Size: QUART
Color: YELLOW GREEN
Closure: original lid is more olive toned than the jar, original wire clamp assembly
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: edge flaking on the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "PUTNAM 242"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: a scarce and appealing color
13881. WHITMORES PATENT ROCHESTER NY (error) QT All Original
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: nwlawns
Price: $290.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original high-finned clear glass lid and original shaped brass clamp, the lid has some side flakes on the ramps
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth
Embossing: medium, and note the backwards-embossed "N", a mold-maker's error
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
13882. BLAIR & HARGER BLANDFORD MASS Pat May 24 1881 QUART
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: change549
Price: $101.79
Size: QUART
Color: clear
Closure: original embossed glass lid, original lugged zinc band, and original white sealing gasket
Appearance: good with a trace of content haze
Condition: small fish-eye ding on the lip of the mouth
Embossing: medium
Base: "BLAIR & HARGER BLANDFORD MASS"
Age: late 1800's (this item is pressed glass, not blown)
Availability: rare
13883. STAR GLASS Co NEW ALBANY IND Half Gallon
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: TDG
Price: $55.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: has areas of wear on the left side
Condition: no damage including a perfect lip
Embossing: medium
Base: "3"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
13884. MASONS PATENT 1858 Black Glass QUART Hemingray
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: lisaeric
Price: $10,439.99
Size: QUART
Color: BLACK GLASS
Closure: early lugged zinc cap, and probably the original, since this jar had always been passed down in the family as a keepsake
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: shallow chipping on the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "4"
Age: 1877
Availability: Made in 1877 by the Hemingray Glass Co of Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. In that year Adam Dickey of Middletown, Ohio obtained a patent for black glass to be used in preserving fruit under the premise of allegedly preventing discoloration of the produce. See the Patent. The concept of opaque black glass for canning jars was not successful in the market, as evidenced by the very few examples of these jars now in existence.
13885. J&B FRUIT JAR Patd 1898 PINT
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Jud Davidson
Price: $81.89
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: zinc cap not the original
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "4"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
13886. JOHN MOORE & Co FISLERVILLE Quart
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: myjarz
Price: $347.70
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew (chips on lid)
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: jar has no damage
Embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: 1860's
Availability: scarce and highly appealing with this script embossing style
13887. GLOBE WIDE MOUTH Half Gallon
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: myjarz
Price: $321.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: all original
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: no damage
Embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce and especially in this size
13888. FCGCo Wax Sealer YELLOW OLIVE Quart
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: moorejnb
Price: $235.00
Size: QUART
Color: YELLOW OLIVE
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish and comes with an early unmarked tin cap
Appearance: sparkling glass with crude character
Condition: 2 tiny chips on the outer ring of the mouth
Embossing: base only
Base: "FCGCo"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this bold and appealing color
13889. WESTERN PRIDE PATd 1875 Quart w/ ORIGINAL CLAMP
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: MyIowagirl
Price: $222.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid (one edge chip) and original cast iron clamp (rust pitting but still solid)
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: one fish-eye ding on the lip of the mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1875
Availability: scarce
13890. GLOBE Quart OLIVE YELLOW AMBER Crude
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Duke1988
Price: $850.00
Size: QUART
Color: OLIVE YELLOW AMBER
Closure: all original, the lid is yellow amber (edge chip)
Appearance: sparkling glass with a finely whittled effect and full of tiny seed bubbles
Condition: normal edge flaking on the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "34"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare in this appealing color and a beautiful example
13891. WHITNEY Quart PATd 1866
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Eifler
Price: $527.55
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid with 1866 patent date and possibly original zinc threaded ring
Appearance: shiny glass with a trace of haze in the bottom
Condition: vertical fissure in the lip is shown
Embossing: strong
Base: "WHITNEY GLASS WORKS GLASSBORO NJ 3"
Age: 1860's
Availability: rare
13892. THE CFJCo QUEEN Whittled HALF GALLON
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: muddipaws
Price: $82.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: glass lid with 1869 patent date and correct zinc band
Appearance: whittly and sparkling glass
Condition: small chip on the threads
Embossing: strong
Base: "E204"
Age: 1870's
Availability: scarce and a great looking example
13893. STRONG GREEN Quart IRON PONTILED Stopper Jar
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: smacduck
Price: $827.55
Size: QUART
Color: STRONG GREEN
Closure: applied lip stopper well is made for a cork
Appearance: hammered whittle effect and sparkling
Condition: no damage
Embossing: n/a
Base: iron pontil scar
Age: 1850's
Availability: rare in this color and a fantastic whittled example of this early Pittsburgh jar
13894. HAHNE & Co NEWARK NJ Rev MASONS 1858 QUART
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Saw1978
Price: $80.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: crude and sparkling glass
Condition: no damage including a good ground lip with very little flaking
Embossing: light to medium
Base: "C"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: an uncommon early Ball-made store brand jar
13895. TRADE MARK BEE HIVE Half Gallon
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: REOz
Price: $426.75
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: aqua glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: nice condition, has a tiny bubble burst on the heel
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: a scarce and appealing old jar
13896. THE LEADER Pint LIGHT AMBER All Original
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Saw1978
Price: $325.00
Size: PINT
Color: LIGHT AMBER
Closure: all original (2 small edge chips on the lid)
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: "7"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and a sharp looking example in a lighter color
13897. SMILING Logo BOLDT MASON JAR Quart
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Jerry1952
Price: $174.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: no damage
Embossing: strong, and note the unusual lettering arrangement, referred-to by collectors as a "smiling Boldt" logo
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce
13898. AIR TIGHT FRUIT JAR Quart IRON PONTIL Strong Color
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: jack mullen
Price: $830.00
Size: QUART
Color: STRONG AQUA
Closure: grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish, with some manufacturing crudity and under-fill spots in the mouth, all original
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: no damage
Embossing: strong
Base: iron pontil scar
Age: 1850's
Availability: a scarce early jar and a fine example
13899. MASONS (Hero Cross) PATENT 1858 Quart OLIVE YELLOW
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: Jarhunt
Price: $350.00
Size: QUART
Color: YELLOW OLIVE / CITRON
Closure: Hero lugged cap
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: roughness and flaking of the ground mouth all around
Embossing: medium
Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "415"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this appealing color
13900. LEFFERTS PATENT 1859 Cast Iron Quart
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: otus-asio
Price: $825.00
Size: QUART
Color: cast iron
Closure: original iron cap and a replica clamp
Appearance: old
Condition: Not bad, lettering is clearly readable. Losses to internal enameled surfaces.
Embossing: strong
Base: mold sprue
Age: c1860
Availability: scarce
13901. MASON in arch GREEN Pint
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: idigjars
Price: $160.00
Size: PINT
Color: GREEN
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling glass
Condition: edge flakes on the mouth
Embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's (smooth lip finish)
Availability: scarce in this appealing color
13902. HEMINGRAY Push-Down Style WAX SEALER Half Gal CRUDE
Start Date: 01/30/2017End Date: 02/09/2017
Buyer: MyIowagirl
Price: $430.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: BLUE-AQUA
Closure: push-down style grooved ring wax sealer mouth finish
Appearance: whittled, swirly and shiny glass, with a trace of haze in the bottom
Condition: normal roughness of the sheared mouth
Embossing: n/a
Base: unmarked
Age: 1860's
Availability: rare