Smooth lip midget

[georgeoj]

Columbus was a good show and look what it produced. At first, I could not believe it. My brain went yukk another repro. But then [8D][8D][8D] it is real. These are very hard to find. Few were made since the small mouth pint lost popularity at about the same time that the switch to bottle/jar machines took place. I will just post one picture tonight and will get a good one up when the sun come back above the horizon. The back of the jar first drew my attention. It is a bit crinkled. George

 

[georgeoj]

The Red Book number is 1875-6.
I think that the jar is early machine made and not hand blown as stated in the book.
This jar was dug in Pittsburgh. I purchased it from the digger at Columbus.
Any opinions as to the making or scarcity would be welcome.
There are many jars that I have not seen. However, I did specialize in Midgets many years ago with a fairly large collection. I never saw one of these. George

 

[georgeoj]

The back

 

[georgeoj]

Base

 

[georgeoj]

Lip.

 

[zecritr]

can't wait till i can afford the red book lol
that is very sweet looking Jar.
thanks for showing it [sm=tongue.gif][sm=thumbup.gif]

 

[jarhead67]

Very nice jar! I'm not up on the scarcity of the smooth lips, but I do enjoy the look of that jar in the light.

 

[jarhead67]

Hi zecritr,

I just purchased the #10 book right from the author for $40 shipped. He even signed it! I was very surprised at the price as I was searching for a used one at first and found them to be priced fairly high. My first reference book in years and it was well worth it.

 

[georgeoj]

With a new hat and in the sunlight. The base is not pushed up. The picture is taken thru one of the distortions in the jar and there is a magnified/distorted view of the base.

 

[zecritr]

yeah seen that page and got it bookmarked but getting 40 up is a bit hard at the moment oh well lots of great info here