GEM Jar not in RB 10

[deenodean]

My buddy Chuck in New Glasgow N.S. out-did me again. He got a nice GEM jar that I can't find in Red Book # 10. The closest I can find is 1058-1 GEM arched. The word GEM is arched but this one does not have a closed E. It is a quart, greenish in color , ground lip , seam goes thru the top, nothing on the bottom, several bubbles and 1 fish eye. Comments and info welcome. Thanks...

 

[deenodean]

Mystery solved!! It is in Unitt's 1990 addition. It is so rare that the picture in the book is hand drawn. I have the Unitt's 1986 addition. It was made by the Humphreys Glass Works , Trenton, N.S. On the bottom of the jar there are 4 dots, north , south, east and west. The picture of the bottom of the jar I posted is of poor quality but if you look hard enough you can see 2 dots. My buddy Chuck bought the jar for $2.50. Now we have to find out the true value.

 

[RED Matthews]

Hello deenodean, Neat bottle. It is obviously an early thread in the mold canning jar. Lucky find. RED Matthews

 

[deenodean]

Here is better picture of the base with the 4 dots.

 

[deenodean]

A picture of the ground lip.

 

[creeper71]

I am wondering is that green or aqua??

 

[deenodean]

It has a greenish tinge to it!

 

[creeper71]

ORIGINAL: deenodean

It has a greenish tinge to it!

I posted a jar very close to that color a lil bit ago an the members on here called it Aqua.. I am not doubting you I just am trying to learn colors myself...

 

[deenodean]

Creeper71- if you look at the last photo of the lip you will notice it has a greenish tinge to it. For an excellent color code guide, go to http://www.hoosierjar.com and click on the color guide on the left hand side of the page.

 

[creeper71]

ORIGINAL: deenodean

Creeper71- if you look at the last photo of the lip you will notice it has a greenish tinge to it. For an excellent color code guide, go to http://www.hoosierjar.com and click on the color guide on the left hand side of the page.

all I am saying is I had a jar on this forum that was almost exactly if not exactly same color as yours an I was told it was aqua...