1856. GLOBE Amber QUART
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: red
Price: $75.00
Size: QUART
Color: AMBER
Closure: correct original glass lid and original 3-piece iron clamp assembly
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: good ground mouth with very little flaking, the glass lid has some shallow chipping on the bottom edge
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "6"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
1857. WHITNEY Patd 1866 Aqua QUART
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $857.77
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Correct original glass lid with 1866 patent date. As with most examples of this jar, the zinc ring is most likely replaced.
Appearance: shiny
Condition: normal flaking of the ground mouth, the zinc ring has some short vertical splits at the top edge
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "WHITNEY GLASS WORKS GLASSBORO, NJ 2"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1858. IGCo on Base MIDGET PINT
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $65.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: original glass screw cap with 1882 patent date
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: large fancy "IGCo" monogram
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce midget pint
1859. MASONS CFJCo 1858 OLIVE with AMBER Quart
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $350.00
Size: QUART
Color: OLIVE GREEN with subtle AMBER SWIRLS
Closure: common zinc cap
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage, good ground mouth with very little flaking, has a hot contact mark on the back from the making
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "XF414"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce color
1860. LAFAYETTE in Script AQUA Half Gallon
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: grandmachrissy
Price: $170.00
fSize: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original 3-piece cast iron and glass stopper assembly
Appearance: areas of scuffing across the upper front
Condition: no damage, the cast iron parts have rust pitting
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon
1861. WIDE MOUTH Pint GLOBE
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $220.09
Size: PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original wide mouth glass lid with 1886 patent date, and original 3-piece iron clamp assembly
Appearance: shiny
Condition: minor nicking of the smooth mouth
Strength of embossing: light to medium
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: scarce pint size wide mouth Globe
1862. FLACCUS BROS STEER HEAD Pint AMBER
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: stansl00
Price: $600.00
Size: PINT
Color: LIGHT AMBER
Closure: original medium amber one-piece glass screw cap
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: flaking of the thick ground mouth, and the typical roughness all along the screw threads of the glass cap
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce colored Flaccus jar and a great looking example
1863. THE MASON JAR of 1858 Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: lightning
Price: $83.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: early lugged zinc cap
Appearance: shiny with a good overall whittled effect
Condition: flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "PATd BY JNO L MASON NOV 30TH 1858" and "4""
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon and a gorgeous example
1864. FRANKLIN FRUIT JAR Midget Pint GILLINDER & BENNETT CAP
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $1,352.59
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: Rare original unlined zinc cap with top lugs and clearly readable lettering as shown. Note the interesting use of vertical crimps in the threads, part of the original manufacturing process to fit the lid to the midget pint size jar. Also note the unusual top lugs, in which small triangular tabs of the cap were punched out and filled with solder to form the lugs.
Appearance: sparkling, crude and bubbly
Condition: normal nicking of the ground mouth, the zinc cap has one tiny pinhole at the upper edge, only visible when held to a light
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: 1860's
Availability: rare with this fine original cap
1865. ARS in Script AQUA QUART
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: rockpan8
Price: $90.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: correct Kline glass stopper with 1863 patent date
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon and a good sharp example
1866. MASONS LGCo PATENT 1858 Midget Pint WHITTLED
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $335.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: LIGHT BALL BLUE
Closure: early midget cap
Appearance: sparkling and crude with heavy whittle, has a trace of deposit inside
Condition: no damage, including a good ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: very strong
Base: "3"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce midget and an outstanding example
1867. MASONS CRYSTAL JAR Midget Pint
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $128.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: COLORLESS
Closure: fine lugged CFJCo midget cap
Appearance: good
Condition: roughness and flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: light to medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce midget pint
1868. THE VAN VLIET JAR of 1881 HALF GALLON
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: pre6969
Price: $984.50
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original glass lid, original cast iron yoke clamp, original thumbscrew, and original wire, all in fine shape
Appearance: sparkling with a nice light whittled effect and seedy glass character
Condition: shallow chip running along the top edge of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: "1"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce early jar and a choice example
1869. MASONS 1858 w/ Improved Closure AMBER Half Gallon
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: SeedMan
Price: $345.00
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AMBER
Closure: unmarked amber glass insert and a zinc screw band
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce variety with an improved style closure on a Masons Patent jar
1870. WHITMORES PATENT Rochester NY Aqua QUART
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: jarnut
Price: $450.00
Size: QUART
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: original high-finned glass lid and an original style wire clamp that appears to be an older reproduction
Appearance: shiny
Condition: chipping of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce early odd-closure jar
1871. PORCELAIN LINED BBGMCo Midget Pint GREEN
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: 3ddalee
Price: $850.00
Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: LIGHT GREEN
Closure: fine original BALL BROS GLASS MFG Co BUFFALO NY midget cap in beautiful condition
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage including an excellent ground mouth with very little flaking
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce early Ball-made midget pint
1872. HALF PINT Ball Made BANNER WARRANTED Large Lettering
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: jar_keeper
Price: $136.25
Size: HALF PINT
Color: BALL BLUE
Closure: original wide mouth glass lid and original wire bail
Appearance: shiny
Condition: minor flaking of the smooth mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: early 1900's
Availability: very scarce Ball-made store brand half pint
1873. MASON PORCELAIN LINED Aqua HALF GALLON
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: Jar-man 35
Price: $103.15
Size: HALF GALLON
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: common zinc cap
Appearance: shiny
Condition: flaking and roughness of the ground mouth
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: a large "C"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: very scarce
1874. GALLON Size LUGGED CAP MASONS CFJCo Scarce
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: rbandbarb
Price: $275.00
A rare original early lugged oversize zinc cap that fits a GALLON sized MASONS CFJCo fruit jar. Lettering is impressed all around the top of the cap encircling the CFJCo logo. Original milk glass liner is unmarked. There are no pinholes or splits. Measures about 4-1/4 inches across the top.
1875. CUMMER & SON HAMILTON (Ontario) w/ Pictorial EAGLE
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: Unknown
Price: $15.00
Size: measures about 11-1/4 inches tall
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: applied crown top
Appearance: shiny, has been tumbled to its original luster
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: unmarked
Age: c1905
Availability: uncommon
1876. SEITZ BROS EASTON PA Squat Soda DEEP TEAL
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: jars4erb
Price: $55.00
Size: measuring about 6-3/4 inches tall
Color: TEAL BLUE
Closure: blob top
Appearance: shiny with a trace of inside deposit
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong on the front. Has a dual-outlined "S" embossed on the back.
Base: smooth
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon and a beautiful color
1877. VICTORIA (BC) BREWING Co DARK GREEN
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: sandybusby
Price: $56.00
Size: measuring about 8-1/8 inches tall
Color: very dark green
Closure: applied tall ring collar mouth
Appearance: shiny
Condition: has a few surface nick marks and scuffs
Strength of embossing: light to medium
Base: unmarked
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1879. MISCHLERS HERB BITTERS Dr SB HARTMAN & Co
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: old-jar-man
Price: $50.00
Size: measuring about 8-3/4 inches tall, square in section with beveled corners
Color: AMBER
Closure: tooled sloping collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: shiny
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: shown
Age: late 1800's
Availability: scarce
1880. Iron Pontil UDOLPHO WOLFES SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: georgeoj
Price: $75.00
Size: measuring about 8-1/4 inches tall, square in section with beveled corners
Color: dark green
Closure: crude applied double collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: sparkling
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: strong
Base: black iron pontil scar
Age: 1850's
Availability: scarce early version and a beautifully crude example
1881. WHITNEY GLASS WORKS Yellow Amber
Start Date: 10/18/2010End Date: 10/28/2010
Buyer: jar_keeper
Price: $10.00
Size: measuring about 11 inches tall
Color: YELLOW AMBER
Closure: applied double sloping collar mouth for a cork stopper, bottle was blown in a 3-piece dip mold
Appearance: shiny, has been tumbled to restore the original luster, trace of deposit remains inside
Condition: no damage
Strength of embossing: base only
Base: "WHITNEY GLASS WORKS"
Age: late 1800's
Availability: uncommon