Ball,Kerr and Atlas jars

[njcarly]

Hi there! I was cleaning out the garage in my new house and I found a box full of mason/canning jars wrapped in newspaper from 1974, I know they pre-date that at least. I have started a small Cleveland Glass collection but know nada about these jars. I can find very little information online but this site has been super helpful! I was hoping someone would help me identify them and determine if they have any value?

There are a lot of different kinds, but they are all clear and most are Atlas Special Mason quart sized. The lid says Atlas Seal-All Arc-Lid. There are also a couple of Ball Perfect Mason, Kerr "Self Sealing" Mason and one Ball that has nothing stamped on the front, just a little XXXXXXX border around the top and bottom, it's shorter and fatter than the others but has Ball on the lid. I am putting a picture of these main 4 on here.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

 

[coreya]

Hi there and welcome, All of the jars pictured appear to be pretty common ones from the 40's 50's and valued in red book 9 as 1 to 2.00 or less. Perhaps someone else on this forum has some additional info. you might also try this forum for info on ball jars http://balljarcollectorscommunitycenter.yuku.com/

 

[njcarly]

Thanks for the info. I'm thinking the one with the XXXXXX is not a Ball jar, since it has no other marking, I just think the lid fit so someone put it on there. I just wanted to know before I used them around the house, I think a nice bunch of Lilacs would look good in some of them.

 

[madman]

yo the bottle with the xxxxs on it was prob a food container like mayo or peanut butter theres thousands of variants most can be used with a ball lid for canning 40s on date mike