Mason's III Patent Nov. 30th 1858 GREEN

[MNJars]

I was fortunate to obtain this jar recently. The pictures don't do the color justice. I found it difficult to photograph the depth of the color on this jar. The embossing reads "Mason's III Patent Nov. 30th 1858" - the III are roman numerals, not straight lines. I would say the color is olive green, but far on the true green side of the olive spectrum. I would imagine this color is quite uncommon for this era of jars. I took pictures of it next to a standard machine made aqua color jar for comparison. Note that this jar is probably 1 inch taller than the machine made jar. The base is marked with a backwards 4 and an 8. The jar has a ground lip. Does anyone have any knowledge on this series of jars? Any history, thoughts on rarity? Thanks![attachment=Mason III Front.jpg][attachment=Mason III Base.jpg]

 

[2find4me]

NICE Jar, someone with a Red Book can help.

 

[botlguy]

I cannot help with any information but it's a WINNER.

 

[icollectfruitjars]

Tom, you find them mostly in aqua. There was a dark olive green version of this same style quart jar that sold a few years back. Honestly, I've never see your color before. It looks more of a deeper apple green. Great jar.

 

[icollectfruitjars]

Sorry, the pic is of a similar olive amber version. The olive green was a true green and dark. Still, all are tough jars.

 

[MNJars]

Thanks - I have a few true green jars and some olive green and olive amber jars in my collection in addition to various apple greens. This new jar fits into the color lineup between the true green and olive green jars, but closer to true green. I don't have a good enough photo setup to get a good shot of it all, but this jar has depth to its color. You can see decently strong color through the whole body of the jar, not just the thick parts like you do with weaker colored jars like the aqua jar I have set up next to it. Today was dense clouds and storms, so the lighting wasn't the greatest either.

 

[dygger60]

That is a nice jar....woof! LOL Honestly, I like that color...and in today's market, color is in crazy demand.... David

 

[cowseatmaize]

I hate naming colors after fruits, berries etc. How ripe is that vegetable matter? What type and what season is the forest in? Is is the apple green (unripened) or a Granny Smith? Do you meld the colors to get the answer and wouldn't that come out brownish?Don't even get me started on the aquas and ambers or through direct sunlight!I got a sort of complaint about a cobalt Bromo I sold. They insisted it was "electric blue" (whatever that is) and paid too much.It blows my mind! []

 

[deenodean]

Tom , that jar is KILLER, there is always room on my shelf for something like that. GREAT SCORE !!!

 

[junkyard jack]

That's a great looking jar. Is it a RB10 #2042 or possibly a #2117?