Fruit Jars
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Red Book #2385, POTTER & BODINE'S / AIRTIGHT / FRUIT JAR / PHILADA - PATENTED / APRIL 13th / 1858, aqua, Half Gallon, bold embossing, highly whittled, has a little brownish residue trapped in the folded glass of the wax seal rim, perfect condition, a very rare jar, $2,100 |
| Red Book #1014, FLACCUS BROS. STEERS HEAD FRUIT JAR, jar has embossed leaves, fruit, flowers, and steer's head. Bright yellow jar with original amber glass screw-on lid, very bold embossing. The jar is perfect, lid has some normal chipping on the glass threads, a very beautiful jar, $775 | |
| Red Book #3067, PETAL JAR, rich bluish aqua, Half Gallon, Iron Pontil, huge beautifully formed applied top, highly whittled. Has a pinhead flake on the shoulder and a tiny (1/8") open bubble at the corner of the base, otherwise sparkling perfect condition, a beautiful crude example, $450 | |
| Red Book #1787-9, MASON'S / PATENT / NOV 30TH / 1858 - V (on base), rich yellow, Quart, highly whittled, extremely bold embossing, has an old zinc lid marked ATLAS on the top, the ground mouth is perfect, the jar is perfect. A very rare and beautiful jar in a spectacular color, finest possible example, $2,000 | |
| Red Book #1787, MASON'S / PATENT/ NOV 30TH / 1858 - PAT NOV 26 67 / 57 (on base), citron or light yellow green, Quart, very bold embossing, lots of small to large bubbles in the glass, nicely whittled. Has an old zinc lid with HERO GLASS on the insert, the ground mouth has several flakes off the outside edge, one 3/8", and several ¼", otherwise the jar is perfect. A nice crude looking jar in a rare and beautiful color, $625 | |
| Red Book #1787, MASON'S / PATENT/ NOV 30TH / 1858 - C / 6 (on base), rich yellow with an olive green tone, Quart, has an old zinc lid with a moon and star in the center. The ground mouth is perfect, the jar has a few very minor scratches, a nice clean jar in a rare and beautiful color, $750 | |
| Red Book #1920 MASON'S / CFJ CO monogram / PATENT/ NOV 30TH / 1858 - G143 (on base), rich yellow green color, Quart, bold embossing, numerous bubbles in the glass and some whittle. Has the original correct lugged zinc lid, the ground mouth has two small shallow flakes off the inside, the jar has a couple very minor light wear scratches otherwise is pristine, a very rare and beautiful color with a lot of green in it, $2,900 | |
| Red Book #1964, MASON'S / Keystone in Circle / PATENT / NOV. 30TH / 1858 - 72 (on base), rich teal blue, Half Gallon, bold embossing, nicely whittled, has the correct lid but it is in poor condition, the ground mouth is perfect. The jar has a few minor scratches on the back otherwise is perfect, a big crude jar in a rare and beautiful blue color, $1,000 | |
| Red Book #2385, POTTER & BODINE'S / AIR TIGHT / FRUIT JAR / PHILADA - PATENTED / APRIL 13TH 1858, aqua, Quart. The wax seal groove was formed by depressing the blown projection on the neck of the jar while the glass was still in an elastic state. Bold embossing, lots of tiny to small bubbles in the glass, has some interior dullness and a few minor scratches, otherwise perfect, a nice example of this very rare early jar, $1,600 | |
| Red Book #2388, POTTER & BODINE'S / AIR TIGHT / FRUIT JAR / PHILADA - PATENTED / APRIL 13TH 1858, aqua, Sand Chip Pontil, Quart. The wax seal groove was formed by depressing the blown projection on the neck of the jar while the glass was still in an elastic state. Very bold embossing, lots of bubbles in the glass. The jar is in perfect condition but has some brownish residue trapped in the folded mouth, a fine example of this rare and early jar, $950 | |
| Red Book #1787-9, MASON'S / PATENT / NOV 30TH / 1858, large 53 on base, brilliant orange amber, Half gallon, ground lip, large bold lettering. The lid is marked "Ball" on the top, some bubbles in the glass, has some in-making minor shallow flaking on the inside of the lip from the grinding process, perfect condition, a fine example of this rare jar, $625 | |
