Well, it's been a while since I've visited this great site. Still working like a madman... BUT Denise and I did take this weekend off to make the trip out here in Nevada to check this show out. Wow! what a great show. Neet little western mining town and extremely friendly folks out here. Meeting...
BALL(underscore) script dropped a MASONS(no apostrophe) PATENT 1858 ground lip shoulder seal 4 lines pt. aqua. Unlisted size and jar as far as i can tell. Closest listing is RB #255. Any thoughts?
Hay jar peoples! North American Glass has a great auction going on right now. There is some really impressive stuff ( out of my range wish list ). Not just jars either! I'm drooling over some of those colored BALL jars.
Just found a copy of Helen and George S. McKearin's book. I think it is a second printing, copyright date: 1949, 1950. Would like to trade for Fruit jar (of course) or a pontiled med. Still has book cover and in very good condition.(A little wear on one of the corners . I'm still getting used to...
Picked these up in Quartzite Az. Don't even know why I got them. Guess cause they were big???
WELL I WAS GOING TO DOWNLOAD PICS, BUT I GUESS IM TOO STUPID
looks like it to me
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Odd-Colored-Yellow-Masons-Patent-1858-Fruit-Jar-The-Marion-Jar-Near-Mint-/290911201221?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bba8a7c5
When I first saw this guy I thought "I finally found a gallon mason jar".....Not quite.I still got it cause it looks like a big jar,and I don't have anything in the collection like this...and I like it.
Any of you Vermontians ever see this guy from yer neck of the woods??
It's a three piece...