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Ball Perfect Mason Jars?? - 4/30/2010 2:02:22 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Found 3 Ball Mason Jars...All say Perfect Mason...One is slightly different than the others...they both have a smaller Ball and say made in the USA on the back...the other is round and doesn't even sit squarely on my counter....All 3 are clear which I am told is a rare find?  Do I have a perfect mason here?? Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Ball Perfect Mason Jars?? - 4/30/2010 2:06:16 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Here's the Odd ball jar....The pic above is the 2 different jars...I think the one on the left may be a Perfect Mason, the top doesn't seem as smooth or rounded as the others either...I have more pics of the top and bottoms of the jars also...please let me know if I have a rare Ball jar here??? Attachment (1) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 2

RE: Ball Perfect Mason Jars?? - 4/30/2010 6:56:08 PM    coreya Posts: 703 Joined: 4/30/2007 From: Summerfield, Fl Status: offline They are all Perfect Mason's made by Ball, They were only made in clear around the 40's to the mid 50's and from the looks of yours they would be #292-5 in the red book or there abouts and have very little value. My wife still uses these for canning. (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 3

RE: Ball Perfect Mason Jars?? - 5/5/2010 11:59:27 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Well I guess that's a bit of a disapointment...but hey all the fun is in finding them right!!! I thought for sure the one odd rounder one was old for sure...    Thanks so much for replying!! _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to coreya) Post #: 4

RE: Ball Perfect Mason Jars?? - 5/6/2010 8:28:03 AM    coreya Posts: 703 Joined: 4/30/2007 From: Summerfield, Fl Status: offline here is a link to a guide to age on ball jars, hope it helps. dating ball jars (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 5

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