Please Help ID Grandma's collection

[sesty]

Found these in my Grandmother's basement this weekend. She is moving out of her long time house and into a home. She was going to give them away, but i thought they may be worth something and she should either hold on to them or try to sell them for some income. The first i believe is an old fruit wax sealer. It clearly says A Stone & co above Philad'a. It had this glass lid which obviously not the original for this jar. any help identifying these or their worth?Thanks you all-Matt

 

[botlguy]

Matt. Welcome to the forums. You are very wise, this jar is VERY collectible and desirable. It dates back to the 1860s and it is worth in the neighborhood of $500 + if undamaged. It looks to be a pint size with an improved or iron pontil scar, both of which escalates it's value considerably. This brand is one of my favorites and if marketed properly you will be very happy with the results. I cannot read the embossing on that lid, it may or may not be an actual Fruit Jar lid but a product jar lid. Either way it looks to be quite old and have considerable value on it's own. I would not market them together. Sometimes lids and / or closures are worth as much as the jars they are correct for. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with it. Jim

 

[coreya]

Great advise!!!

 

[strongj5678]

WOW, amazing jar.

 

[sesty]

I cannot read the embossing on that lid, it may or may not be an actual Fruit Jar lid but a product jar lid. Either way it looks to be quite old and have considerable value on it's own. I would not market them together. Sometimes lids and / or closures are worth as much as the jars they are correct for.

Thanks for the response! Community forums are the best thing to come from the internet, dogs, cars, motorcycles, old glassware! I didnt think the lid was for the jar, it has E. C. RICH across the top, and NEW YORK around the bottom.Across the middle reads: GIBSONS

 

[sesty]

My Grandmother also has these if you could ID them i would be most appreciative. One appears to be a Pickle bottle and the other is a Disinfectant bottle. If this is the wrong spot, i can make a new thread somewhere more appropriate on the forum.

 

[MNJars]

Agreed with everything said. Your jar looks like it's got a little "tippiness" to the top which adds to the character. Lots of value in that jar.

 

[cowseatmaize]

The Gibson jars appear to be plain with labels, the lids identify as NY but the product and maybe the jar itself was English.The A Stone jars do very well, maybe $1000 in mint condition. That is a maybe.The other two aren't worth all that much and the labels aren't that great but if you find out about who Borden? was that may change.Are any of these pontil?

 

[botlguy]

I agree that the bottles have relatively little value unless you find someone who specifically want them for some reason. I would be happy to get $25 out of each and would take a less. They have some age though, over 100 years, the pickle closer to 150. Jim

 

[sesty]

Thanks for all the info! I'll have to do some digging into the other two jars. I like the look of them and since they're are not worth a whole lot i think i will hang on to them. The A Stone jar appears to have an iron pontil scar with most of the residue still apparent. What is the best route for trying to get it sold? Clean the inside or leave it cloudy? Are there specially auction sites on line or something. I live in Central NJ near the beach, are there physical auctions as well?