Pat. 1858 Mason's Jar (May 5th 2023)

[UnderMiner]

Was digging in the 1924-capped landfill today and found a Pat. Nov. 30th 1858 Mason's Jar with a grounded lip.

This is my first jar of this type! So excited! Interestingly I also found a 1910 V nickle next to the jar. I need to bring my metal detector to see if there are any more coins.

Another interesting find was this bottle of pills, they were buried for a minimum of 99 years and yet still seem to be as good as new:

Letting them dry:

Mason all cleaned up:

Base plate:

Anyone know what year this jar might be from? Thanks!

 

[moodorf]

I think maybe....1878 -1883...not 100% though

source: page 446 of https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/ConsolidatedFruitJar.pdf

I have dug one of those too and am just as curious about the age

 

[UnderMiner]

I think maybe....1878 -1883...not 100% though

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source: page 446 of https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/ConsolidatedFruitJar.pdf

I have dug one of those too and am just as curious about the age
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I'm going to side with your assessment, 1878-1883 seems right. I see you got the bigger version, looks great! And with the intact lid too, can't beat that! The one hiccup here is my jar does not have the apostrophe in "Mason's", it simply leaves a space and reads "Mason s", as the Creswick section mentions in your post, interesting.

 

[moodorf]

Lid's not original but yeah these jars are nice

 

[Still]

Definitely a throwback jar. I really like those intact pills. You should try one. Then I’ll try one lol

 

[UnderMiner]

Definitely a throwback jar. I really like those intact pills. You should try one. Then I’ll try one lol

I took one out and tried to crush it, but it was solid like a rock. It doesn't dissolve in water either. Strange.

 

[Len]

The Redbook lists the variants/errors on these canning jars. (Just like yours.) --There is more than one or two! Some increase value. Some don't.

I love that visible pill bot too. The depositor probably took a dose and was so sickened he took the other digestive aides you found over the last couple of days. Maybe the chem dept. of a local university would like to analyze a sample to find out their contents/purpose? Spring semester is ending. Hurry or catch 'em in the Fall. Congrats and keep us posted.