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Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/11/2010 3:32:42 PM    georgeoj   Posts: 544 Joined: 6/30/2007 From: Jonesville, Michigan Status: offline I just took delivery of this one. Makes the half gallon Hemingray look small. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/11/2010 3:33:53 PM    georgeoj   Posts: 544 Joined: 6/30/2007 From: Jonesville, Michigan Status: offline Another view. Attachment (1) (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 2

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/11/2010 3:34:25 PM    georgeoj   Posts: 544 Joined: 6/30/2007 From: Jonesville, Michigan Status: offline Base, Attachment (1) (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 3

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/12/2010 3:31:24 AM    dygger60 Posts: 403 Joined: 2/2/2010 From: Hill town area, New York Status: offline Nice jar!!....But that Hemingray is a real eye catcher,,,,,,very nice jar! Any idea to who made the larger jar? Circa? < Message edited by dygger60 -- 6/12/2010 3:33:07 AM > _____________________________ Collector of BALL IMPROVED series / BALL MASON IMPROVED series / BALL MASONS PATENT series. (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 4

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/12/2010 7:28:18 AM    georgeoj   Posts: 544 Joined: 6/30/2007 From: Jonesville, Michigan Status: offline This general form was made for quite a long time. I would guess that it is from the 1830 +/-30 years era. There is probably no way to tell which glass house made it. If anyone can provide info, I welcome it. There is genuine base wear on the piece but it did not show up well in the photo. George (in reply to dygger60) Post #: 5

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/12/2010 12:55:34 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9282 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Those are both real good looking jars! _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 6

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/12/2010 1:23:02 PM    surfaceone Posts: 5763 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hello George, Beautiful early jar! Is that a huge exclamation point shaped bubble, or is my monitor just really enthused? Beauty! (in reply to georgeoj) Post #: 7

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/14/2010 2:55:52 PM    ajohn Posts: 1735 Joined: 8/25/2008 From: The Mountains Status: offline George, She's a beaut!I like the old utility jars too.That has a nice kick up.Most of mine are BIM's with polished pontils. _____________________________ I found the Red Road through the valley of the shadow of death....and along the way,found some really cool bottles (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 8

RE: Utility Jar - Start of a new collection? - 6/15/2010 12:32:37 AM    Brains   Posts: 742 Joined: 9/2/2006 From: Hilliard/columbus ohio Status: offline the hemingray's not the point of the post, but... nice hemingray _____________________________ Use nickels, nickels is money too, guys (in reply to ajohn) Post #: 9

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