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    Mason Patent 1858 Real or Repro?

    I bought a jar just like this one last week. I am almost 100% certain that it is a reproduction. It has the mold #7 on the base. The embossing on one or two of the letters is weaker (like some of the real jars). The glass has an almost oily texture to it. It's a pretty jar, and I picked it up...
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    Clear BPM jars

    Hello! I have really enjoyed spending time on your forum. I have learned a lot from all of your posts and pictures. I sure appreciated all of your help identifying a jar a few weeks ago. I am developing an interest in clear jars. I live in the middle of farming/canning country in Illinois. I...
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    Two new crude jars

    The crudity of those jars is really beautiful! I have started really looking at jars for those types of unique features. What a cool genre to collect! I know that there are lots of threads out there about color differences, so forgive me for being redundant, but... How much difference is there...
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    Amber guys

    That color is SO pretty! I sure don't see much color variety in the auctions and shoppes around here... The colors I have found have been purely by accident (blues and greens masquerading as aqua...) What a nice addition to a collection.
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    Clear HG Ball Perfect Mason

    I added several pictures of various jars. I tried to do a closeup of one of the pints because I think it might have a little bit of amber color in the glass? I didn't notice it until I put it in the window to take a picture. With my luck, it's probably an 80-year-old spaghetti sauce stain...
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    Clear HG Ball Perfect Mason

    https://skydrive.live.com/?qt=shared&cid=3a2210bff92caa9b#cid=3A2210BFF92CAA9B&id=3A2210BFF92CAA9B%21114&sc=photos https://skydrive.live.com/?qt=shared&cid=3a2210bff92caa9b#cid=3A2210BFF92CAA9B&id=3A2210BFF92CAA9B%21116&sc=photos...
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    Clear HG Ball Perfect Mason

    Thank you so much for all of the helpful information! Thank you for posting the link to the pictures (I need more experience with jars AND computers... jars are just far more interesting). I came across that jar at the estate auction of a local physician. His wife was a jar collector. There...
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    Clear HG Ball Perfect Mason

    I am going to try to order a Red Book this evening. I was still trying to research the resources that I needed (my antique dealer friend recommended a different resource). I do have the little green "1000 Fruit Jars" book, but it doesn't seem to address the myriad of variations. Is this jar...
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    Clear HG Ball Perfect Mason

    Thank you for your replies!! This is the only way I could figure out how to post links to pictures. My files wouldn't fit. No, there is no "Drey" apparent anywhere. I really have to get a Red Book! Again, thank you for your patience with a newbie...
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    Clear HG Ball Perfect Mason

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    Clear HG Ball Perfect Mason

    Hi! I am very new to jar collecting. I guess I got bitten by "the bug" when my husband and I found a bunch of old jars in a barn that our neighbor was tearing down. I have been reading everything I can on the internet, but the best information seems to come from haunting your forum. I am just...
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