Nice jar & very desirable in the pint size. You should check out the North American Glass website. Greg's January 2022 jar auction is currently underway. There is a complete original stopper for a Lafayette jar (lot # 363). Also, check out the Archive section of the website for past auction...
Hi. Welcome to the site. I have a question concerning a fruit jar in picture #7. The jar appears to be "The Marion Jar Mason's Patent Nov.30th 1858". This is a fairly common jar in Aqua colored glass, but is the jar pictured clear (colorless) glass? If so, that is a pretty scarce jar rarely seen...
The Lafayette jar was manufactured by the Hartford Fruit Jar Company of Hartford, Connecticut circa 1884-1889. The jar was produced in three variations. 1) "Lafayette" in script lettering, 2) "The Lafayette" in block lettering, & 3) "Lafayette" in script lettering below a profile of the man...
Wow, I really like that. Great looking piece in a great color as well. I've dug a handful like that over the years, but they were always snapped in two at the stem. I still amazes me that stuff like that can be pulled from a creek/river with little or no damage at all. Terrific find.
The glass lid and jar do not belong together. The jar is a Safety Valve (RB #2538) & is rather common. The closure for the jar is a metal band clamp & glass lid, just not the one pictured. The glass lid in your pics would be correct for a couple of different jars: 1) B & B (RB #181), 2) The...
A "Red Book" (The Collector's Guide To Old Fruit Jars) would be the best source of information, but if you do not have access to a copy, go to the website of North American Glass. In the archives section use the search tool to review jars similar to the ones you have pictured that have sold in...
The Red Book lists jars in alphabetical order. 1648-5 is the numerical reference for that particular jar. #1648-5 only lists the jar as a Bead Seal variation, rather than the Shoulder Seal variation in your pics. I do agree that it is a Ball-made jar. Is there any faint or erased embossing that...
Never heard of it before. My guess would be some sort of medicinal beverage, maybe to tip toe around the Prohibition laws????? Interesting bottle, though.