OK...this is probably a real newby question (or just one that shows my age) but I have a Ball Standard, which is the wax seal type. Can someone tell me just how this wax seal worked and what, if anything, was used as a lid? What was the process used to do this? HB
This post should probably be in the bottle section, but I figured there'd be more Ball experts over here, so here goes.
Does anyone know about when Ball would have been making beer bottles for Stroh's? I have a Stroh's Bock Beer bottle embossed with Ball on the bottom. Also on the bottom...
Hi all:
I just received a new purchase of a Ball Standard wax sealer quart jar. According to "A Collector's Guide to Ball Jars", these jars are "always seen with the three-L script name". However, the one I just obtained is the 'dropped a' logo, not the three-L. Is this something that was...
Hi all:
I'm new to all of this jar collecting and just discovered your forum, so I thought I'd sign up and start right off with some questions regarding what you collect. Do many jar collectors just concentrate on one style, brand, or era? Or do you collect everything you can find? My...