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Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 3:42:49 PM    carling   Posts: 367 Joined: 9/30/2006 Status: offline Found these two Mason jars in an attic of an old house. I know nothing about Mason jars, so I was wondering if these purposely had their tops cut off?  Or were they made like this?  The taller one has what appears to be wax along the edge. Any other info appreciated.  The first Mason pictured is 6 inches high.  The next is 8.5 inches high. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 3:43:35 PM    carling   Posts: 367 Joined: 9/30/2006 Status: offline bottom Attachment (1) (in reply to carling) Post #: 2

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 3:44:13 PM    carling   Posts: 367 Joined: 9/30/2006 Status: offline next one... Attachment (1) (in reply to carling) Post #: 3

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 3:44:51 PM    carling   Posts: 367 Joined: 9/30/2006 Status: offline bottom... Attachment (1) (in reply to carling) Post #: 4

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 3:45:28 PM    carling   Posts: 367 Joined: 9/30/2006 Status: offline tops Attachment (1) (in reply to carling) Post #: 5

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 3:55:50 PM    woody   Posts: 1615 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline For whatever reason they've had their tops broken off. They're not made that way. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to carling) Post #: 6

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 6:01:34 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4732 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline tops were probably stuck and someone used the channel-lock plier removeable method. Not recommended for the more valuable jar species. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to woody) Post #: 7

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 6:38:30 PM    carling   Posts: 367 Joined: 9/30/2006 Status: offline Thanks guys!  I was going to leave them behind, but figured I'd grab them and ask here.  Found them in a gap down an attic wall with a few very cool paper label food tin cans dated 1912, plus a ketchup and bluing bottle.  I'll be posting those in the "Unexpected Discoveries" forum once I get some of the dirt off'em.... (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 8

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/16/2008 11:17:20 PM    JGUIS   Posts: 1695 Joined: 3/18/2006 From: New Lexington, OH Status: offline Looks like they could be freeze breaks.  _____________________________ A pipe gives a wise man time to think, and gives a fool something to stick in his mouth. (in reply to carling) Post #: 9

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/17/2008 10:20:01 AM    glass man Posts: 1013 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline AIN'T BOTH WAX SEALERS AND IN TAKING THE TOP OFF A JAR SEALED WITH WAX BREAK THE SEALED PART? _____________________________ Stand there's a midget standing tall and a giant beside him about to fall. Stand ..they will try to make you crawl and they know what you're saying makes sense and all.Stand don't you know you are free, Well at least in your mind if you wan to be. SLY (in reply to JGUIS) Post #: 10

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/17/2008 2:15:33 PM    Baydog51   Posts: 13 Joined: 6/27/2006 Status: offline These were both thread top jars. My guess is that they were both cut off to make lamps or something out of.-Gary  (in reply to glass man) Post #: 11

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/17/2008 10:20:18 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4732 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: AIN'T BOTH WAX SEALERS AND IN TAKING THE TOP OFF A JAR SEALED WITH WAX BREAK THE SEALED PART? Taking the wax out doesnt break the top on a wax sealer (if so they would have been pretty useless). It is certainly true though that the lips got chipped a lot taking the wax out. Seems like most of the wax sealers I have found out in the wild had lip chips. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to glass man) Post #: 12

RE: Tops cut off??? - 7/24/2008 10:57:28 AM    carling   Posts: 367 Joined: 9/30/2006 Status: offline Appreciate all the info, everyone.  Now that I know they're damaged,  I won't feel bad when I toss them in the garbage.  Thanks! Rick (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 13

RE: Tops cut off??? - 8/27/2008 8:30:54 AM    mike54   Posts: 4 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: woody For whatever reason they've had their tops broken off. They're not made that way. absolutely correct man! they are certainly not  made that way! _____________________________ http://www.egozigallery.com/ http://vindia.co.il/ (in reply to woody) Post #: 14

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