Size: QUART

Color: BLACK GLASS (olive black)

Closure: unmarked zinc cap

Appearance: shiny with a few usage scuffs

Condition: roughness and flaking of the ground mouth, otherwise no damage to the jar

Strength of embossing: strong

Base: "8"

Age: c1877

Availability: Rare. Fresh to the market, this rare Hemingray black glass Mason was found in the crawl space under an early house near Dayton, Ohio. The Hemingray Glass Company (Cincinnati, OH and Covington, KY) made black glass items for only one year, in 1877. A fantastic find and a beautiful early jar.