Size: HALF GALLON

Color:   YELLOW AMBER

Closure:   dark amber unmarked glass insert and a zinc screw band

Appearance:  sparkling glass

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

Embossing: very strong

Base: "D  /  2" 

Age: late 1800's

Availability:  Scarce and a beautiful example. This is the only Masons Patent 1858 jar with SBGI closure that comes in amber. Sometimes loosely attributed to Ball Bros, but possibly made by Moore Bros in Clayton NJ, based on the lettering style and the style of base marking.