Could use a little help with Mason jar, good luck with the other one.

[Mailman1960]

I was going to leave the Mason jar but I don't know much about them. The brown Clay barrel no marks, very heavy and solid half way up?

 

[moodorf]

I'd guess the Mason jar is from 1910's-1920's. The A is dropped, there's no triple L and the underscore is there. Plus, the opened loop "B" bottom.

That barrel, no idea. It's cool though.

 

[Len]

Mailman,

The Ball Mason does looks like a ground lip with a "dropped a" in the script all right. Moodorf nailed it. They made a lot of these but its almost always worthwhile picking up a canning jar that's in good condition. If I had to guess, maybe $10-15. Now you need a zinc lid that fits to get it ready.

I'm kind of "stuck over a barrel" on your clay find. Just looking I might say desktop humidor but something tells me it perhaps held something dangerous. Something liquid maybe that over time seeped into the clay? (Any stains?) --Find the lid to that barrel next time you're in that area where you found it. Then hopefully, the mystery will be solved. Nice job.

 

[Mailman1960]

I'd guess the Mason jar is from 1910's-1920's. The A is dropped, there's no triple L and the underscore is there. Plus, the opened loop "B" bottom.

That barrel, no idea. It's cool though.

Sounds good to me, the bottom has a 76x.on it if that matters, thanks

Mailman,

The Ball Mason does looks like a ground lip with a "dropped a" in the script all right. Moodorf nailed it. They made a lot of these but its almost always worthwhile picking up a canning jar that's in good condition. If I had to guess, maybe $10-15. Now you need a zinc lid that fits to get it ready.

I'm kind of "stuck over a barrel" on your clay find. Just looking I might say desktop humidor but something tells me it perhaps held something dangerous. Something liquid maybe that over time seeped into the clay? (Any stains?) --Find the lid to that barrel next time you're in that area where you found it. Then hopefully, the mystery will be solved. Nice job.

I've got a bunch of lids, my guess is if a magnet doesn't stick to it, it's zinc? It was bottle after bottle today,all condiments.

 

[Len]

You just need one that says "Ball" on the top. (You really don't have to have one with the white porcelain liner underneath...) Just make sure it fits w/o forcing it on.

All condiments? That's a a dilly of a pickle! So you've found the pantry items--what aisle are you going to be in next time? Good hunting!

 

[Len]

Hi Mailman,

Its a little hard to tell from your pic but if your canning jar's "a" in Ball is half missing then your in a much better neighborhood value wise. I checked the Red Book (#12- most recent) its an error jar. Value $50-$75.

 

[Mailman1960]

You just need one that says "Ball" on the top. (You really don't have to have one with the white porcelain liner underneath...) Just make sure it fits w/o forcing it on.

All condiments? That's a a dilly of a pickle! So you've found the pantry items--what aisle are you going to be in next time? Good hunting!

BEER!!!!!

 

[Len]