Old Fruit Jar

[ajohn]

Wow,thanks for posting the pics.

 

[cookie]

simply a gorgeous jar.....I agree with all the other posts- Greg Spurgeon is the way to go if you are going to sell it....

 

[bottlekid76]

Not a wax sealer but was a Willoughby stopple type jar. Beautiful and very rare. I agree that if to sell it, one of Gregs NAG auctions would probably be the best bet. It will draw alot of interest. Greg himself collects these early stopple type jars. It will do well should you decide to sell it.

All the best,
~Tim

 

[cowseatmaize]

Not a wax sealer but was a Willoughby stopple type jar.

Great, more research! I love it but if you care to expand I'd like that too. Did it have a glass top with a yoke of some sort?

 

[bottlekid76]

Hi Eric,

Here is a couple photo's of the closure it took for this jar.

http://www.hoosierjar.com/MooreBrosFislervilleStopperJarClos.jpg

http://www.prices4antiques.com/item_images/medium/29/54/34-01.jpg

 

[bottlekid76]

It's cast iron with thumbscrews that tightened. The closures themselves sell for a good amount of money and they come in a few different sizes. Not saying this jar couldn't also be cork closured as well, but generally they were intended for this type of clamp. Hope this helps.

All the best,
~Tim

 

[cowseatmaize]

OK, so like the Spencer jar? Yes, this bugger has me looking. I'll check the internet later, for now I like books.
Thanks Tim, I guess I'm internetting now.[]

 

[bottlekid76]

Similar on the Spencer jar with that mouth finish but it took a different closure yet. Of course we couldn't rule out that it didn't have a glass Kline style stopple but I would lean more towards a Willoughby style or cork closure IMO.

 

[cowseatmaize]

I wish I had my regular jar with the similar lip.
Anyway, it like a Cathedral pickle of the time didn't have a special stopper. They were just like I described earlier, non descriptive. Just a simple stop with a wax seal.
I understand the difference, one time vs multiple use but that style get's me thinking. Did they make replacement seals for that?
A very dangerous thing for me.[] Thinking that is.[]

 

[cowseatmaize]

75 993.—Fruit Jar.—Charles S. Siddons, Rochester, N. Y.

I claim the fruit-Jar cover, composed of a single sheet-metal plate, having a vertical rim. It, and projecting flare.'e. P,and used In combination with an ordinary packing-ring. A, and Jar having an Internal shoulder or projection, as and for the purposes set forth

This is the best I could make out. Scientific American Apr. 11, 1868