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    Brewerton NY 22 March show review...spoiler alert- HORRIBLE

    This is the ad straight from the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors webpage.22 March 2015 (Sunday) Brewerton (Syracuse) New York – 45th Annual Empire State Bottle Collectors Association’s Spring Bottle Show and Sale, will be held on Sunday from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Brewerton...
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    (Requesting Advice and Recommencations) Fruit Jars Price Check & Collector's Guides Help

    I keep my paper copy of red book 10 in the car, that way if I find something at an antique mall and I'm unsure on pricing, I've got the info with me. I've often thought how convenient it would be to have the same book/info on my ipad or even my notebook...but at the same time I realize that...
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    Pint Lightning jar question

    I think the fact someone installed an older, rusty bail/tie wire [hoping to deceive?] kicks it into the repro wasteland.
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    I wish this myth would be exterminated

    I found this picture on the good ole interweb. The times I have seen these things at antique auctions it never occurred to me to see if there was a makers mark on it. Like I said, if you are picking this up and think it's cool because a zinc lid screws down on both ends, so be it. But it's...
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    I wish this myth would be exterminated

    Here is a jar that makes me cringe every time I see it listed on epay. I've seen it described as a salesman sample, and it really has no right to be listed in the jar category. The only link to the fruit jar world happens to be a zinc lid that will screw onto the openings. The epay item...
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    new finds for October 2014

    ...and the lid
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    new finds for October 2014

    here's the qt
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    new finds for October 2014

    Here’s a couple to kick start the new finds folder for October. I had a chance to hit an antique show/flea market up north today. Came away with 2 lettered 1858’s. The first pick-up was a ½ gallon with an H. It’s a little light on the embossing and depth of color, but as a bonus it came with...
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    Favorite Jar for August 2014

    This is the other jar I picked up at a show in Poughkeepsie NY this past Sunday. You can strike a match on the pontil scar. The stopple is whopped, but they are so dang hard to find I just couldn’t walk away from the asking price. The color was hard to photograph, but it leans more to apple...
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    Favorite Jar for August 2014

    I picked up this Lorillard snuff jar last Wednesday at a weeklong antique show in Madison NY. The white specs are paint splatter that will scrape off with your fingernail as I hadn’t cleaned it up prior to taking the photos. In all my years of collecting I haven’t seen an amber Helmes lid with...
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    Mother's Day flea finds

    Dave...have you no shame? Also, where were you for Utica???Paul
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    Blast from the past

    It looks like they stored their inventory in a silo more than a warehouse!I'll try and attach one of my favorite pics of the Schram glass works.
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    Amber American Queen pint

    To help us evaluate the jars true color, why not snap a picture of the jar next to any other similar colored amber fruit jar/bottle/snuff jar?Paul
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    Mason jar for $2,000+

    Looks very legit to me, not a repro. Smooth lip, with embossed dots on the bottom in 1/2 gallon size are out there. Usually mostly aqua swirled with green, and sometimes amber tones. One sold for $140 a couple weeks ago, but the pictures they used in the auction were very poor, so it was a...
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    To purchase or not to purchase, a question for the group

    I went to the Manville NJ show last weekend, and when I saw these 3 jars for sale I immediately thought of this post. They were priced right, so the decision to buy was a no brainer. Fridley & Cornman’s pint and what looks to be a qt, and a pint Wm Haller. I know the damage cannot be undone...
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    To purchase or not to purchase, a question for the group

    Pot stones to me are only damage if they have cracks radiating from them.I agree. I picked up a pint sized Eagle with correct closure at a "bottle" {ever notice how 'bottle' collectors look down on fruit jars--"oh, it's just a mason jar"} show for $35, only because the seller made a federal...
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    Just some jars...

    You’re correct. The center photo, center jar, is a midget pint, and it would take a midget zinc top lid. To the left of that jar is another midget pint, but this one takes a midget improved style lid…a zinc band and glass insert. Nice jars…they look awfully good/clear to be dug. Hope this...

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