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No Block Letters? - 2/28/2008 5:27:49 PM    aridice53   Posts: 147 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline I have a Ball Mason that is embossed in all script, no block letters. Is it a newer one?? Attachment (1) < Message edited by aridice53 -- 2/28/2008 6:18:51 PM > Post #: 1

RE: No Block Letters? - 2/28/2008 5:45:17 PM    georgeoj   Posts: 67 Joined: 6/30/2007 Status: offline Red Book 10 says circa 1900-1910 so it is a fairly early one. George (in reply to aridice53) Post #: 2

RE: No Block Letters? - 2/28/2008 7:53:33 PM    aridice53   Posts: 147 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline Thanks George! I've looked all over the internet all day and I couldn't find anything about this one. I did find a pint jar like it on ebay, but no info. Char (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 3

RE: No Block Letters? - 2/28/2008 11:17:41 PM    bobclay   Posts: 289 Joined: 1/7/2006 Status: offline Hi Char! This jar is known as a "Ball the Mason" jar and is a reworked mould. Ball bought the Mason Fruit Jar and Bottle Company of Coffeyville, Kansas (the company that made 'The Mason' jars) in 1909. They reworked their moulds by simply adding the Ball name above the existing embossing making these "Ball the Mason" jars. These come in 3 sizes: pint, quart and half gallon. Two or three colors and two types...the shoulder seal as your jar and also a bead seal type which is much more scarce. Ball closed the Coffeyville plant in about 1913 so your jar would have been made c1909-1913. Bob (in reply to aridice53) Post #: 4

RE: No Block Letters? - 2/29/2008 7:31:51 AM    idigjars Posts: 1284 Joined: 12/24/2004 From: Michigan Status: offline Nice looking jar Char.  Thanks for sharing your pic with us.   Paul (in reply to bobclay) Post #: 5

RE: No Block Letters? - 2/29/2008 9:01:36 AM    Paa Paw   Posts: 10 Joined: 2/26/2008 Status: offline you can find more info on the Ball jar collectors community website.....Thats a nice early one..... (in reply to idigjars) Post #: 6

RE: No Block Letters? - 2/29/2008 12:05:27 PM    aridice53   Posts: 147 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline Thanks Bob, I really appreciate all the info. I found the new Ball Jar Forum site last night, great site!! Thanks all, for looking! Char (in reply to bobclay) Post #: 7

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