purple ball sure seal jar

[TracyTN]

Hi, Can anyone tell me anything about this jar. I dug this up out of the ground approx. 35 yrs ago. I have read a little bit about purple jars (people purposely making these jars purple) One of the things I would like to know is- did these jars ever come originally in purple? What you see now in the pic is the way it came out of the ground. Looking on ebay, I see some purple jars going pretty good $$ wise, but than I have read on a different site where these jars are not of much interest, please anything you could tell me about this would be appreciated. Thanks

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[bottlediger]

Tracy, some early clear glass had magnesum in the glass which when it reacts to the sun light over time will turn the glass a light purplish color such as yours. Now the same glass that is DARK DARK purple can only be turned that purple by "nuke'n" it, how they do it i dont know. But yours is natural. And yes there are some early glassware that was blown ture purple.

Digger Ry

 

[TracyTN]

Thank you for that information. Do you think there would be any interest in this jar if I were to put it up for auction? Also would you be able to date this jar for me? Thanks

 

[idigjars]

Hi TracyTN, welcome to the forum. I think your jar is RB #317 circa 1911 to 1916. It lists a SCA qt/pt at $30 to $40. That would be in perfect condition. Bob Clay is the Ball fruit jar expert. He can give you more detail and confirm or correct the RB # and value for you. Take care and thanks for sharing the pic. Paul

 

[cookie]

Tracy- there might be some limited interest...in order for that jar to hit that 30- 40 range you'd need the bail and the matching amethyst lid-and have all be in great condition..... it's still a beautiful jar -John

 

[TracyTN]

Hey, Thank you all for your help. Since it doesnt look like anything worth all that much, I guess I'll just hold on to it for maybe another 35 yrs
It was interesting to find out the age. Wish I had that glass lid and bail.

 

[cobaltbot]

Good plan, something that beautiful that you dug out of the ground 35 years ago deserves to go somewhere you can see and appreciate it everyday.

 

[TracyTN]

You're right Cobalt, I dug this out behind my Grandmothers house back when I was about 13 yrs old.
I just thought if it could possibly be my ticket to early retirement[] I would get rid of it, lol!
Thanks All, Happy Digging!