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Deceptive jar sale on eBay - 9/16/2007 11:52:02 AM    georgeoj   Posts: 70 Joined: 6/30/2007 Status: offline Take a look at the pictures of this jar/jars and tell me what you think. I  contacted the seller and he says that this is one jar taken from different angles. I do not know how to include a link in this message so the item number is: 280152336752.  <linked by Admin> < Message edited by Admin -- 9/16/2007 12:32:47 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Deceptive jar sale on eBay - 9/16/2007 12:57:34 PM    whiskeyman Posts: 1919 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline GEORGEOJ...ya may be onto something... BOB CLAY  doesn't note the green Lightning as a RepRo, but it appears to be one...IMO. His link ( below) notes an amber 227 that has been reproduced and one way to tell the fake is there is no base seam...and the lip is smooth.The green Lightning in this listing has no discernable base seam....and that may be an indicator it is a repRo...Here's a link to Bob's site.http://home.earthlink.net/~raclay/ReproLightnings.HTML Perhaps Bob will see this thread and clarify. _____________________________ * Member: Bristol Historical Assoc. Author of: Spirits & Medicinal Bottles of Bristol,TN-VA. My WebSite: www.bristol-tenn-va-bottles.com (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 2

RE: Deceptive jar sale on eBay - 9/16/2007 2:13:23 PM    georgeoj   Posts: 70 Joined: 6/30/2007 Status: offline The jar may or may not be a repro, I did not even consider that. The problem that I was refering to was that the pictures seem to be of  two different jars. One is a quart and the other a half gallon. The shape of the jars seems to be consistant with that and, if you look closely, the neck wire is in a different position relative to the embossing in the two photos. Thank you for fixing that link! George (in reply to whiskeyman) Post #: 3

RE: Deceptive jar sale on eBay - 9/16/2007 3:57:11 PM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2138 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline looks pretty legit to me, all the repro's ive seen have the high knob on the lid, and also the repro's ive seen only come im cobalt and amber that ive seen... _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to whiskeyman) Post #: 4

RE: Deceptive jar sale on eBay - 9/16/2007 4:07:11 PM    georgeoj   Posts: 70 Joined: 6/30/2007 Status: offline After a second e-mail to the seller, pointing out the clear difference between the two jars, the seller admitted that the second picture was of a different jar and it has been taken down. George (in reply to whiskeyman) Post #: 5

RE: Deceptive jar sale on eBay - 9/16/2007 6:13:01 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3312 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline Seems to be relisted George. At the very least a photo has been removed. Looks like a typical aqua lightning to me though. If that's considered green I'm pretty sure I have a box of them. Sloby. (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 6

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