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Stopped at a local flea market on the way home tonight and found this jar. My 3rd wax sealer to date. I especially like it because its from KY Glas Works and I'm in KY. Its aprox 9 5/8" tall and 4 1/2"wide at base. Few, questions. Would this had been used for home canning or comercial goods?. Approx. date? What size is this called, 1/2 gal? Is this size common? Thanks!
 

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Thanks deenodean, good info. I did some quick online searches and came up with 1850-1855 on the date range since it looks like KYGW started in 1850 and changed their name in 1855? Also, it appears these were used for home canning as well.
 

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Hi sparrow75,Your jar was made by Kentucky Glass Works Company (1879-c.1887) also of Louisville, but not the original Kentucky Glass Works from the 1850-1855 period. I've been trying to correct that misinformation that was started by Julian Toulouse back in the early 1970s in his reference book BOTTLE MAKERS AND THEIR MARKS, and continues to be repeated by other authors to this day. Both the KY.G.W. and KY.G.W.CO. marks were actually used on fruit jars made in the 1879-1887 time period, not the 1850s. When you have some free time please check out my webpage article on that company at http://GlassBottleMarks.com . Thanks and take care!David Whitten
 

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I have a few wax seller jars. The thing that fascinates me - is when the cup shaped rings were pressed onto the broken off jar tops. RED Matthews
 

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