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eight ribs - 6/25/2008 8:30:34 AM    showme   Posts: 3 Joined: 6/25/2008 Status: offline I have a ball perfect mason jar with eight ribs has a seam plus a number six or letter g in bottom inside three rings anyone know this jar quart size thank you Post #: 1

RE: eight ribs - 6/30/2008 1:58:19 AM    showme   Posts: 3 Joined: 6/25/2008 Status: offline i worded it wrong earlier it has eight lines three and half inches long embossed around it. on its bottom it has three rings with a number six embossed in it has seam down both sides thank you for any reply (in reply to showme) Post #: 2

RE: eight ribs - 6/30/2008 2:30:29 PM    Jules   Posts: 191 Joined: 9/16/2003 From: NE Pennsylvania Status: offline Hey there, and Welcome to the Forum! With fruit jars, one of the factors that makes a good deal of difference valuewise is...color color color! It would help us greatly if you could post a pic of this jar. If your pic is too big, just resize it smaller through your photo editor. If you can't figure out how, shoot me a PM and I'll be glad to help you, or email it to me and I'll resize it for you. Click on the light blue "Click here to upload", and don't forget to click to add a check mark to the "Embed picture in post" right next to the blue hyperlink, or it won't post. If you don't have a digital cam, try to tell us what color it is... (eg: clear, blue, teal, light green etc) ALL writing on the bottle "Perfect Mason" or "Mason's patent ###" or whatever, any special markings other than raised letter (like a masonic cross) and a little better description of what "eight lines 31/2" long" is...just a plain line? does it go all the way around? Or 8 lines of wording? A bit confuzzled here. There are some super knowledgeable-about-fruit-jars people here (I'm not one, but heck, I try...), you stumbled on a good place, but you need to give us a little more to work with. Just reply to this with more info, and we'll help you out as best we can. Best, -Julie (in reply to showme) Post #: 3

RE: eight ribs - 6/30/2008 8:36:55 PM    showme   Posts: 3 Joined: 6/25/2008 Status: offline hi julie thanks for reply dont have cam the jar is a quart clear in color the lines are raised embossed i guess they run vertical up and down the jar the bottom has three rings embossed on it one inside the other in the center of the smallest ring is the number six  thank you (in reply to showme) Post #: 4

RE: eight ribs - 6/30/2008 9:09:16 PM    bobclay   Posts: 304 Joined: 1/7/2006 Status: offline Hi! About the best I can do with out a pic is to say that Ball began putting the vertical gripper ribs on their jars about 1934 after the acquisition of the Brockway SUR-GRIP patent. So we know it is after 1934. Next, the shape is important. If the jar is pure round or pure square, it predates 1942. After 1942 jars were all a rounded square or soft square shape. (as mandated by the War Board as this shape was determined to be the best for holding a volume and not wasting glass) The Perfect Mason jars were made up until 1962. So we can narrow it down positively to between 1934 and 1962 and narrow it further by shape. Unfortunately, in any case, these jars are very common because so many were produced that still survive today and supply and demand dictate jar prices in the collector market. Book value would only be a dollar or two, but it might end up being priceless as it may have started you out on a real addiction! To learnmore about Ball jars and how to date them see this page: http://home.earthlink.net/~raclay/DatingBalljars.HTML Good luck! Bob (in reply to showme) Post #: 5

RE: eight ribs - 7/1/2008 9:56:36 AM    Jules   Posts: 191 Joined: 9/16/2003 From: NE Pennsylvania Status: offline quote: There are some super knowledgeable-about-fruit-jars people here Oh lookie, there's one of those people now!  I am a total believer that if either Bob Clay or Tammy (Jarsnstuff) doesn't have the fruit jar answer, it ain't nowhere to be found :) Best, ~Jules (in reply to bobclay) Post #: 6

RE: eight ribs - 7/1/2008 12:59:05 PM    bobclay   Posts: 304 Joined: 1/7/2006 Status: offline Hi Julie, Thank you for the kind words, but I'll be the first to admit that Ball jars are my niche because I worked for Ball. And, because I used to have a substantial collection and library about jars. Tammy is one of those folks the hobby couldn't do without because she is a researcher and has her own publication, Rings 'N Things III about the many brands of fruit jar rings and rubbers that can be found. Almost as many different kinds of them available as the jars they went on! Our hobby is unlike many others. It is continually evolving and expanding with new knowledge that is gladly shared with others, just for the sake of learning. Most jar collectors have a special area that they really know best, and we are indeed fortunate in this forum because there are several folks that participate that are indeed experts within their areas of expertise. Bob (in reply to showme) Post #: 7

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