14778. BUCKEYE 4 Quart

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: fruitjarcrazy
Price: $136.00

Size:  QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original correct clear glass lid (hazy) and a replica clamp

Appearance: light haze

Condition:  shallow flakes on the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked 

Age:  1860's

Availability: scarce

   

14779. KERR SELF SEALING Quart CORNFLOWER BLUE

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: curt wheeler
Price: $65.00

Size:  QUART

Color: CORNFLOWER BLUE

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  no damage

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  early 1900's

Availability: scarce in this appealing bright color

   

14780. THE VAN VLIET JAR of 1881 PINT Sharp ALL ORIGINAL

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: myjarz
Price: $980.00

Size:  PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  all original with the correct aqua glass lid, original cast iron yoke with thumbscrew and original wire clamp

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth, has a manufacturer's pot stone in the side with tiny legs

Embossing:  strong

Base: "8" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this small size and a fantastic example

   

14781. GLOBE Quart DEEP AMBER

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: muddipaws
Price: $165.00

Size:  QUART

Color: DEEP AMBER

Closure:  all original

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing: medium

Base: "46" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this dark color

   

14782. MIDGET Pint MASONS III Patent 1858

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: plantman
Price: $95.00

Size:  MIDGET PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  zinc midget cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  c1870

Availability: scarce midget pint

   

14783. THE BEST Patd 1868 QUART

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: pinky
Price: $375.00

Size:  QUART

Color: COLORLESS

Closure:  original lugged glass stopper with 1868 patent date (chip on one of the bottom lugs)

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  normal flaking of the ground mouth, has a fish-eye type surface defect under the base

Embossing:  strong

Base: "4" 

Age:  c1868

Availability: rare

   

14784. MIDGET Pint BEAVER Chewing a Log GREEN Sharp

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: bluebird
Price: $160.00

Size:  MIDGET PINT

Color: LIGHT GREEN

Closure:  unmarked aqua glass insert and a zinc midget band

Appearance: sparkling glass throughout

Condition:  normal roughness of the ground mouth

Embossing:  pictorial is strong, lettering is medium

Base: "2" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce and highly appealing in this small size

   

14785. PINT Size FA&Co IRON PONTILED

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: leta13
Price: $161.00

Size:  PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:   applied ring collar mouth made for a cork stopper to be sealed with wax

Appearance: whittly and sparkling glass

Condition:  no damage

Embossing:  base only

Base: "FA & Co" with iron pontil scar 

Age:  1850's

Availability: scarce early pint and a great looking specimen

   

14786. THE LEADER (1 Line) PINT Aqua

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $270.00

Size:  PINT

Color: LIGHT AQUA

Closure:  all original

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: "3" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this small size and a beautiful example

   

14787. UGCo on Heel MASONS PATENT 1858 Quart BALL BLUE

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: neighbors153
Price: $215.00

Size:  QUART

Color: BALL BLUE

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: a large "12" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this appealing color

   

14788. GRIFFENS PATENT 1862 Half Gallon

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: jarsnstuff
Price: $175.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  GRIFFENS PATENT glass lid and cast iron cage-like clamp assembly

Appearance: lightly whittled glass in sparkling condition

Condition:  normal flaking of the ground mouth, has a manufacturer's pot stone with tiny legs as shown

Embossing:  n/a

Base: unmarked

Age:  1860's

Availability: uncommon, note this is a Ludlow jar (short ramps) with a Griffen closure

   

14789. AMBER Pint+ Canadian Product Jar

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: TSH
Price: $30.00

Size:  24 oz approximate

Color: AMBER

Closure: J ELLWOOD LEE amber glass insert is not original, but fits well, and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition:  edge chips on the ground mouth

Embossing:  n/a

Base: unmarked

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce

   

14790. FAVORITE in Arch QUART Rare Milk Bottle Form

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $2,661.00

Size:  QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  reproduction

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  edge flaking on the mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: "PURPLE" in an arch and "5" all double stamped 

Age:  1870's

Availability: Extremely rare or singular. This is a variation in form on the rare Favorite jar. Instead of the usual narrow notch in the neck for the wire, this version is made with a wide flat groove around the neck as shown, possibly for a flat metal band.

   

14791. Trade Mark THE DANDY Pint

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: richw714
Price: $76.00

Size:  PINT

Color: clear

Closure:  all original

Appearance: good

Condition:  edge flaking on the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: "GILBERDS 1" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce in this small size

   

14792. MASONS PATENT 1858 Pint w/ AMBER SWIRLS

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: Jason Harshbarg
Price: $116.00

Size:  PINT

Color: Green with subtle Amber swirls

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition:  no damage

Embossing:  strong, and note there is no "TH" after "30"

Base: "4 raised dots

Age:  early 1900's (smooth lip finish)

Availability: scarce in this appealing color

   

14793. STAR with CIRCLE of FRUIT Quart w/ ORIGINAL CLOSURE

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: Frank Nifong
Price: $1,125.00

Size:  QUART

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original zinc cap insert with impressed star logo and "HALLERS PATENT FEB 5 67" as shown, with a zinc band closure

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  edge chipping on the mouth

Embossing:  strong

Base: a single raised dot 

Age:  c1870

Availability: Rare with this particular closure, which is by far the most difficult to find and most appealing of all the various closure options made for this series of jars.

   

14794. HALF Pint MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: Rod@ShepHills
Price: $325.00

Size:  HALF PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition:  no damage

Embossing:  strong

Base: "1"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: Scarce in this small size. The reason that the lettering is truncated as shown, was because the mold for this jar was created by altering (shortening) an earlier square-shouldered pint mold, and the lettering was left as-is after the modification.

   

14795. BALL PERFECT MASON Half Gallon OLIVE YELLOW AMBER

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: BALLS4EVER
Price: $390.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color: OLIVE YELLOW AMBER

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition:  no damage, has a small round scuff on the shoulder as shown

Embossing:  strong

Base: "6" 

Age:  early 1900's

Availability: scarce in this bold and appealing color

   

14796. MASONS V Patent 1858 Base L&W Half Gallon

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: cabinkids02
Price: $165.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth, chip on the thread

Embossing:  strong

Base: "L&W" 

Age:  1870's

Availability: scarce early lettered Mason made by Lorenz & Wightman of Pittsburgh, PA

   

14797. FLACCUS BROS STEERS HEAD Fruit Jar GLASS CAP Green

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: myjarz
Price: $1,050.00

Size:  PINT

Color: BRILLIANT GREEN

Closure:  original glass screw cap embossed on the bottom side "TO REMOVE CAP PRESS DOWN & UNSCREW". The cap has the usual flaking on the internal threads and tightens smoothly on the jar.

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  jar in fine shape

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: Scarce. This version in green with the glass cap closure is the most difficult to find in the Flaccus series. The green ones in particular are very rarely found with the lid, as the lids were easily broken and most were discarded. A scarce and appealing old jar and a fine all-original specimen.

   

14798. WINSLOW JAR Small Mouth HALF GALLON Original Closure

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: derekb
Price: $80.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original scarce small mouth closure with original lid and clamp (chips on bottom of glass lid)

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  jar in good shape including an excellent ground mouth with very little flaking

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: scarce small mouth half gallon version

   

14799. PROTECTOR Pint 6 Panels w/ ORIGINAL CAP

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: myjarz
Price: $255.34

Size:  PINT

Color: AQUAMARINE

Closure:  original tin cap with soldered wire clamp

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  Normal edge flaking on the ground mouth. Has a manufactuer's pot stone in the base, with a reflective radiation. Also a small open bubble inside the base.

Embossing:  strong

Base: "2" 

Age:  c1870

Availability: scarce in this small size and with the original metal cap

   

14800. BEAVER Chewing a Log AMETHYST Tint QUART

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: Bruce Frederick
Price: $95.00

Size:  QUART

Color: LIGHT AMETHYST tint

Closure:  Corona glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance: shiny glass

Condition:  normal nicking of the ground mouth

Embossing:  strong lettering and strong pictorial

Base: "5" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: a great looking old pictorial jar

   

14801. WCD on Base MASONS PATENT 1858 Half Gal YELLOW GREEN

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: Bilbo Baggins
Price: $140.00

Size:  HALF GALLON

Color: YELLOW GREEN

Closure:  zinc cap

Appearance: sparkling glass

Condition:  edge flaking on the ground mouth, has a small open bubble inside

Embossing:  medium

Base: "WCD 41" 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: Scarce in this appealing color. The WCD refers to the WC DePauw Glass Company of New Albany, Indiana

   

14802. CHRISTMAS Masons Patent 58 IMPROVED CLOSURE Pint

Start Date: 07/03/2017
End Date: 07/13/2017
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $210.00

Size:  PINT

Color: LIGHT Ball Blue

Closure:  original unmarked glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance: sparkling glass throughout

Condition:  no damage including a good ground mouth with very little flaking

Embossing:  strong

Base: unmarked 

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: Uncommon improved closure version, and a great looking example. These are referred to as a "Christmas Mason" because of the highly embellished lettering style.