Goodwill jar years?

[Altom]

Hey everyone i just went to goodwill and found a couple of nice looking jars in my opinion. Iv'e looked a little bit about em to see if they were a good buy or not but now im wondering when these might have been circulated and if perhaps its possible for them to be reproductions. Thanks for any input.

 

[botlguy]

Not repops and date from the 1908 patent date to probably around 1940. Others can probably pin it down closer, I just never cared about that part. They have minimal collector value as they are very common unless an odd variant that I am unaware of.

 

[cowseatmaize]

I looked in Red Book and I don't see a listing for "Goodwill", just "Good House Keeping". I suspect it's rare.[8|]

 

[botlguy]

ORIGINAL: cowseatmaize
I looked in Red Book and I don't see a listing for "Goodwill", just "Good House Keeping". I suspect it's rare.[8|]

Shame on you ! ! []

 

[Altom]

so shall i take it that you feel that buying this common crap is useless?

 

[coreya]

Not worthless just not a retirement fund, are they pints or 1/2 pints? the 1/2 pints are better than the pints. worth a couple bucks & up each.

 

[Altom]

ORIGINAL: coreya

Not worthless just not a retirement fund, are they pints or 1/2 pints? the 1/2 pints are better than the pints. worth a couple bucks & up each.

Perhaps unfortunately they are pints.

 

[beendiggin]

If I like the look of a bottle I'm not sure about and I'm looking at under ten bucks I'll almost always take a chance. I can't get too hurt for that kind of money.

The Ball is only worth a buck or two, The Drey about 5 bucks at most.

If you have a hankering to try your luck at jars, I recommend you get the Red Book 10 or Fruit Jar Reference Guide. There are a lot of varients with jars that can make a big difference in value.

 

[Altom]

ORIGINAL: beendiggin



If I like the look of a bottle I'm not sure about and I'm looking at under ten bucks I'll almost always take a chance. I can't get too hurt for that kind of money.

The Ball is only worth a buck or two, The Drey about 5 bucks at most.

If you have a hankering to try your luck at jars, I recommend you get the Red Book 10 or Fruit Jar Reference Guide. There are a lot of varients with jars that can make a big difference in value.

Thanks for the recommendation. I have been thinking about getting that book and I guess its the way to go because jars seem to be the only sort of collectible i see at thrift stores like goodwill which are abundant around me.

 

[beendiggin]

I got the Red Book because I was tired of seeing boxes of jars at yard sales, piles of jars at shops, etc, and not knowing if they were worth a dollar or twenty or a hundred.

It has paid for itself more than once, plus I am learning another facet of this hobby which has been fun. Jars seem to be plentiful, especially around here where lots of people canned and still do. I've been in quite a few old house with root cellars full of jars just sitting there abandoned, too.

Even one good lid can be worth a lot of pocket money, if you know what you're looking at.