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    Ravinna Air-Tight fruit jar

    Hey - good for you! Not too many of these around and they're really desirable. For comparison purposes, ere's a pic of mine: http://www.darrellplank.com/jars/Individual%20Jar%20Pages/Pint%20Ravenna.aspx I just double checked and it's got a strong iron pontil on the bottom. I think yours...
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    I am Looking for examples of Wax Sealers and Masons

    Yeah, I'll try to get a pic, but it's pretty much just what I said - just a + all the way across the bottom.
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    I am Looking for examples of Wax Sealers and Masons

    Sorry for taking so long - didn't see your reply/question. Has a big "+" that stretches almost the width of the jar in both directions. Darrell
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    new jar...cobalt,cornflower,orskyblue????

    I think sky or cornflower would be an adequate description. I think calling it "light cobalt" is stretching the definition of cobalt way beyond the breaking point myself. Nice jar, though. Darrell
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    My mini Mason Jar Collection

    You're aware that the ones with 971 on the base are repros? They're nice jars and actually worth more than the two originals here, but they are 1971 repros, generally worth about $60-80 apiece I think these days.
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    No good jars left

    You know, people have told me I ought to put my jars in a musuem but I kinda feel like it would be a shame to do that since that would lock away a bunch of one of a kind jars from any other collectors ever owning them. I suppose you could argue that it would be nice to "keep them together", but...
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    I am Looking for examples of Wax Sealers and Masons

    Not interested in selling, but you can see a picture of my HG amber Star Glass Co., New Albany jar here: http://www.darrellplank.com/jars/Individual%20Jar%20Pages/HG%20Star%20Glass%20Co.aspx Darrell
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    Early pontiled wax sealer.

    That's a great jar and a super early one - probably 1850 or so. Those were free blown and are known as the "bell shaped wax sealers". They come in aqua and an incredibly beautiful sapphire blue. My blue one is pictured here...

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