1731. BBGMCo PORCELAIN LINED Midget Pint LIGHT GREEN
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Fruit_Jar
Price: $1,200.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: LIGHT GREEN
Closure: correct Ball Bros Buffalo NY midget cap in nice shape
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little nicking
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare midget
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1732. HESTON & TRESSELS EUREKA JAR Patd 1888 Qt
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Len Wilson
Price: $400.00
Size: QUART
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: missing
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare
1733. MIDGET PINT Masons 1858 Rev: Cross SCA PURPLE
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: stansl00
Price: $182.50
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: STRONG SCA PURPLE
Closure: lugged Hero cap with a couple of pinholes in the side
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PAT NOV 26 67" encircling a "23"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1734. THE BALL PAT APLD FOR Quart ORIGINAL CAP
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: crazyhorse
Price: $325.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: scarce original embossed tin cap and original clamp assembly, the cap has a very early paper lining still in place
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking off the ground mouth, the tin cap has a few small pinholes near the bottom edge of the outer flange
Strength of embossing: medium to strong
Base: "1"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce with original cap
1735. DUPONT in Oval PINT Masons -C- PATENT 1858
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: rbandbarb
Price: $350.00
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: common zinc cap
Appearance: shiny, unusually heavyweight glass
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong on both the front and the back
Base: "3"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1736. GOLDEN YELLOW Half Gallon GLOBE
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: whitecat
Price: $375.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: BRIGHT GOLDEN YELLOW with slight amber tone
Closure: matching yellow glass lid which is rare to find
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: shallow chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "5" embossed backwards, above an "S"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce in this light color
1737. SEEDY BALL BLUE Midget Pint MASONS Patent 1858
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: BallJarz
Price: $219.99
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: MEDIUM BALL BLUE
Closure: correct original Ball Bros Buffalo glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: ultra seed-bubbled effect throughout
Condition: shallow chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "V"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon midget and an exceptionally crude example
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1738. LAFAYETTE Profile Bust AQUA QUART w/ Guptills Stopper
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: campblkds
Price: $800.55
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: applied mouth version and comes with a rare early stopper version with Guptills patent embossing
Appearance: shiny
Condition: has a manufacturer's tiny starred pot stone in the base
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "5"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce and highly appealing
1739. AMBER Pint TRADE MARK THE DANDY Sharp
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: goldmnr49r
Price: $425.00
Size: PINT
Color: MEDIUM AMBER
Closure: correct original glass lid and original wire clamp assembly
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: shallow chip on the sealing ledge in back, shallow chip along the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: sharp and strong, which is quite unusual for this series
Base: "GILBERDS 7"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce and one of the nicest-looking examples we've seen
1740. BEEHIVE Style MIDGET PINT Masons 1858 Base: Small Star
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: WHR anise
Price: $160.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: early style midget cap with unmarked milk glass liner
Appearance: shiny with a slight whittled effect
Condition: normal roughness of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: a small embossed star
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce Beehive-era midget
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1741. MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC Half Pint SHORT NECK
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: 1953CZ
Price: $501.00
Size: HALF PINT which was blown in a cut-down square shoulder pint mold.
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid and cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: Scarce in this tiny size. Note the short neck....see listing 1718 for a long-necked version.
1742. SAFETY Amber QUART
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: bearcat2
Price: $275.00
Size: QUART
Color: MEDIUM AMBER
Closure: original glass lid and a replica wire clamp
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: flaking off the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "35"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1743. INDEPENDENT JAR Midget PINT
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $119.99
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: correct original glass screw cap with 1882 patent date
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage including a good ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon midget pint
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1744. GILBERDS (Star) JAR Aqua PINT
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Terry Talbott
Price: $960.09
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct original clear glass lid and a replica wire clamp
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: flaking and roughness of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: rare in pint size
1745. JUMBO Figural Elephant EMERALD GREEN
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Unknown
Price: $300.00
Size: 3.5 oz figural product jar
Color: BRILLIANT EMERALD GREEN
Closure: period Jumbo cap with liner
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: glass is mint
Strength of embossing: strong
Age: early 1900's
Availability: rare original Jumbo figural from the early 1900's
1746. JUMBO Figural Elephant CLEAR
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: stansl00
Price: $95.00
Size: 3.5 oz figural product jar
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: period Jumbo cap with liner
Appearance: shiny
Condition: glass is mint
Strength of embossing: strong
Age: early 1900's
Availability: uncommon original Jumbo figural peanut butter jar
1747. JUMBO Peanut Butter LABELED 1 LB
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Unknown
Price: $10.00
Size: 1 LB
Color: COLORLESS GLASS
Closure: original cap with liner
Appearance: shiny
Condition: glass has no damage, lid and label are in the condition shown
Age: 1900's
Availability: uncommon
1748. Green FRANKS DOVE Brand RUBBED SAGE Tin LARGE SIZE
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Unknown
Price: $10.00
A large tin which held 3/4 pounds of "Rubbed Sage". Most of the original contents still remain in the tin. A scarce old Frank Tea and Spice item.
1749. FRANKS DOVE Brand PURE VANILLA Bottle
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Unknown
Price: $10.00
Size: 5-1/2 inches tall
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: ABM ring collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: has haze on the backside
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: medium
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce
1750. TWO DIFFERENT Jumbo PEANUT BUTTER Jars
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: canvasback
Price: $20.00
Size: a 2 lb round tapered jar, and a 7 oz round jar
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: none
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Age: early 1900's
Availability: uncommon Jumbo jars
1751. MASONS 2 PATENT 1858 BEEHIVE Midget PINT
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: rnb3
Price: $85.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: CFJCo lugged zinc midget cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking off the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1870
Availability: scarce numbered Beehive-era midget
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1752. Dr WISTARS BALSAM of WILD CHERRY Open Pontil
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: diggin8s
Price: $40.00
Size: 6-3/8 inches tall
Embossing: Dr WISTARS / BALSAM OF / WILD CHERRY / PHILADA / IB
Color: GREENISH AQUA
Closure: applied sloping collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: shiny and crude
Condition: open bubble on the shoulder as shown
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: jagged tubular open pontil scar
Age: c1850
Availability: scarce
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1753. TWO DIFFERENT EARLY INKS
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: diggin8s
Price: $16.99
Sizes: 2 standard inkwells....umbrella style, and turtle style "J & I E M"
Colors: AQUAMARINE
Closures: sheared mouth / rolled lip
Appearance: umbrella ink shiny, turtle ink has dullness
Condition: good, the turtle ink has a small surface flake below the neck
Strength of embossing: medium
Bases: smooth
Age: 1800's
Availability: uncommon
This item is from the Tom Gifford collection.
1754. CATHEDAL PICKLE Open Pontil SKY BLUE
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: REAL-NEAT-STUFF
Price: $175.00
Size: 9-1/4 inches tall
Color: SKY BLUE - LIGHT CORNFLOWER BLUE
Closure: applied ring collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage
Base: open pontil scar
Age: c1850
Availability: scarce in this appealing color
1755. Fruit Jar Style HALF PINT Boston Blacking Co
Start Date: 08/02/2010End Date: 08/12/2010
Buyer: Fruit_Jar
Price: $180.00
Size: HALF PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: common zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce, and an unusual form which is identical to salesman sample fruit jars