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russ

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Am finding very little info on the net regarding this jar I dug and would consider selling. Have found only one article suggesting it could have been either a milk or canning jar. It is whittled a bit,aqua,marked "Crystal" only on the front. The bottom has 2 different patent dates. Nov 26-67. And Feb 4 - 73. Any info or where to find more would be appreciated.
 

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Hey Russ, Nice find and Welcome to the site. The jar you found was a food jar made before the crystal jar for milk that was made around 1880. Here's a bit of history on your find https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/CrystalGlassCo.pdf Looks like you found a nice spot to dig so get back out there and show us some more. Thanks and Happy Digs, DD
 

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Thanks for the info. No further Crystals dug since then but the dump site has been yielding a gem or two almost every time. Great web site here as well.and very glad I found it.
 
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Russ,
Your jar is # 705 in The Red Book. The correct closure for this jar is not the normal zinc lid, but instead takes a glass lid with a February 4, 1873 patent date. Current Red Book value is $100-150 for a quart and $125-175 for a 1/2 gallon. (With the correct glass lid). The jar was probably produced by the Hero Glass Works in Philadelphia, Pa. sometime between 1873-1880. A very nice find. Hopefully you will dig the glass lid next.
 

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Thanks for the additional info. Will take off the surprisingly good shape zinc lid I put on it which was dug close by the jar. Any info where I can obtain this "Red Book"? The dump has been yielding a bunch of canning jars lately.
 

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For info about "Red Book" The Collector's Guide to Old Fruit Jars, go to REDBOOKJARS.COM
Bill.
 

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Looks picklish I'd say but not sure never seen one. Of those or the name in Ohio or Okla

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Hey I thought I had every madon jar made lol wrong lamb Mason heard that was Mason's old partner who bought him out baby food god prob found a gold mine of every babfood jars made I don't keep them one has lid says new screw top lid any trades buyers I got way to many but what's funny never was a heinze factory groveport Ohio alot bud bottles I don't collect them either but I've got 2 in 8 inch 12 in so many Kool ketchup bottles never ever found a ,2 inch ketchup bottle anywhere and Oklahoma was full of ketchups lolcorks to but these not corks

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Mason loool lamb Mason jar only one nice

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