Search results

Welcome to our Antique Bottle community

Be a part of something great, join today!

Register Log in
  1. J

    Atlas and Ball jar questions

    These jars (as well as the Ball jar you showed above) are 100 years old more or less, but both Ball and Atlas made a gazillion of them. Price varies somewhat with what area of the country you're in and the availability of jars. The average aqua jar will generally go for about $2 - $5. There's...
  2. J

    Atlas and Ball jar questions

    Note the dash on either side of "ATLAS". This is the early version of the Atlas Strong Shoulder and dates from 1919 into the 1920s according to the Standard Reference. Once the dashes were dropped, these jars were made into the 1950s. They can be fun to collect all on their own as they come...
  3. J

    Need Some Values on Mason's

    Nice photos! Nothing wrong with your camera, lol. I sent you a private message (look for the envelope icon next to your name in the header)
  4. J

    Need Some Values on Mason's

    CFJ Co. - Consolidated Fruit Jar Co. Lettered Cross - Hero Fruit Jar Co. L & W - Lorenz & Wightman There's a wealth of information here: https://sha.org/bottle/
  5. J

    Need Some Values on Mason's

    Ok, let's give it a go. All these jars date from the late 1860's to about 1890 give or take. Character (whittle, streaks, bubbles, anomalies) will all add value. Damage (chips, cracks, bruises) will all reduce value. #1 Mason's Patent CFJ Co. logo reverse: Redbook lists at $8 to $12...
  6. J

    Need Some Values on Mason's

    It would help a lot to know what size these jars are as the value could vary widely - midget pints tend to be worth quite a bit more than quarts & half gallons. Pictures would be really helpful as well if that is possible.
  7. J

    AHK Jar Identify

    Spend some time at https://sha.org/bottle - there's a wealth of information for collectors
  8. J

    AHK Jar Identify

    Hey i was thinking of adding this jar to my collection, but I've been searching online, Red Book, groups etc. for some information and cannot find anything. This should help: https://sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm
  9. J

    AHK Jar Identify

    Jar probably came with vinegar or apple juice. Earlier Kerr jar, AHK stands for Alexander H. Kerr. I'm not sure when Kerr stopped putting his initials on the base, maybe in the 1960's - that's just a guess.
  10. J

    Is this a fake Mason, bottom mark looks like modern font.

    Here are 6 of the Dream Series midget pints. I think one should expect to pay $60 - $120 for one.
  11. J

    Is this a fake Mason, bottom mark looks like modern font.

    There are fake mason jars all over eBay on any given day! These are modern jars, made in China or India. They come in many eye-appealing colors. Unscrupulous dealers buy them up cheap then try to sell them as the real thing. Sometimes newbies buy them, pay too much, and get discouraged - sad...
  12. J

    Is this a fake Mason, bottom mark looks like modern font.

    Save your Hero Cross lid for a Hero jar, it'll add $10 or so to the value, more if it has a lug (can't tell for sure in your photos). For the jar you pictured, I'd use a plain unmarked zinc lid.
  13. J

    Old Ball Jar

    Nickolas is correct, converted Drey mold
  14. J

    Is this a fake Mason, bottom mark looks like modern font.

    It's legit. Fake jars rarely come in aqua.
  15. J

    Ball jar question

    That distinctive blue color is known as "Ball Blue". They were made with sand from the Hoosier Slide which was depleted about 1939, so no jars in that exact color have been made since then. Even the bicentennial Ball Ideal jars from 1976 are slightly more turquoise in color. The numbers on...
  16. J

    Old Ball Jar

    I've attached a Ball logo chart which I think is far superior to the one listed above, made by the late Bob Clay. The offset Perfect Mason jars were a result of converting the Ball Mason molds to include the word "Perfect". "Perfect" was inserted between "Ball" and "Mason" wherever it fit...
  17. J

    Mason jar help please!

    The Redbook is the most widely used reference for fruit jar collectors. Probably the best place to start https://redbookjars.com/buy/
  18. J

    Mason jar help please!

    First of all, I'm attaching a Ball logo chart. I don't know which one you found online, but this one is the best IMHO. Aside from the chart, about the only other thing you could determine is which machine it was made on. Ball was one of the first companies to go to glass blowing machines in...
  19. J

    "THE Mason"???

    The Standard Reference is pretty much in agreement with the Fruit Jar Works, listing dates 1906-1909 by the same manufacturer. I often see these with very light embossing, so the nice embossing on yours is a good thing. Ball took over the Mason Fruit Jar Co. in 1909 and added "Ball" above "Mason"
  20. J

    Helme's Railroad Mills snuff bottle/jar

    Here's a labeled one that was in my collection at one time.

Latest posts

Members online

Total: 113 (members: 6, guests: 107)

Latest threads

Forum statistics

Threads
81,929
Messages
734,942
Members
22,553
Latest member
Jerry1335

Share this page

Top