Cobalt blue updated photos

[Mintdahlia]

Here it is! Is it a repro or legit? I looks like it was poured into a cold mold and has some whittle. The shoulder is making me lean towards legit. But i really neex some help!

 

[yacorie]

It’s been nuked or cooked

 

[Mintdahlia]

It’s been nuked or cooked

How do you know?

 

[nhpharm]

I disagree about it being nuked, but unfortunately it is a reproduction as evidenced by the extremely finely ground lip. The embossing also points to a reproduction. I would note, however, that it appears to be one of the nice early 1990's Chinese reproductions (the washed out cobalt color points to that) and those do have some value to collectors.

 

[bottlecrazy]

Dang - tough crowd! I don't pretend to be an expert on reproductions, etc., but it looks pretty legit to me.

 

[nhpharm]

Unfortunately several of the reproductions of these Mason jars do look legit. Like I noted, the ground lip is the best way to pick them out in my experience...take a look at the lip photo here and compare it to a normal ground lip Mason and you'll see that a normal ground lip Mason is much more coarsely ground than this.

 

[coreya]

as far as I know there were no Masons patent jars with reverse hero cross in that color or size, not nuked but it is a repo. There is a couple listed in the repo section of the red book in quart and 1/2 gal with and without lettering on the reverse cross. I agree with nhpharm

 

[LC]

There were quite a few of these jars reproduce and quite a few different colors but i have seen them at times bring a good bit of money usually by those that are not aware they are repops . Still pretty bottles no matter how you look at it .

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

I agree with nhpharn repro. Glass is too transparent and lack of bubbles in the jar. No apparent wear.

Cliff

 

[yacorie]

Is that jar not deep purple? I’ll admit I’m color blind but on my screen that looks like deep purple and not cobalt?