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5392. ONLY ONE KNOWN Amber Quart IGCo MASONS PATENT 1858

Details
Item #
5392
Price
$9300
Start Date
5/27/2013 6:00:00 PM
End Date
6/6/2013 9:56:00 PM
Buyer
3ddalee
Seller
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Description

Size:  QUART

Color:  AMBER

Closure:  Sun-Moon-Star logo zinc cap

Appearance:  shiny glass with some brown slag inclusion crudities and some fine surface swirling

Condition:  roughness and flaking of the ground mouth

Embossing: medium to strong

Base: "14"

Age:  late 1800's

Availability: Unique. This is the only example known to exist in amber color. The IGCo logo was for the Illinois Glass Co of Alton, Illinois. This jar is common in aquamarine color, but prior to the discovery of this specimen, had never been found in amber. From the collection of Mr Donald Burkett.