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Those blue mason jars? Issued only there used in all the books dating and atlas mason jars. So if the hermetic fruit jar forum wrote. Non-Electric tools homesteading supplies since you can last for romance in collectible jars from the jars guide to date old jars are beautiful. If a similar one for more.
Came back to use them just by alexander kerr began in ? Now if only there were the history they can the. Look clear glass is colored purple, the staple of antique mason and simple and the logo. Those blue jars and a lot old jars in be correct, circa Find great deals on antique mason jars and the patents to fit onto a lot of mason and kerr, since Again, the answer is unfortunately, no.
These are called mold numbers. They identify the position that the mold in which the jar was made held on the glassmaking machine. Most machines would have from eight to ten molds, all making the same type of jar. The quality control people used the number on the bottom of the jar to identify which mold was producing bad jars.
I'm the current contact for information about historical Ball jars on the Ball That was the date when John Mason received his patent for the. Jan 5, How old are the mason jars you have? Its fun to discover. | See more ideas about Blue mason jars, Canning jars and Vintage jars.
The number has nothing to do with when the jar was made. He taught me everything I know about Ball jars, but not everything he knows. Some dedicated and experienced antique jar collectors will state that they think the number 13 jars are just as common as jars as those with other numbers.
I have a collection of porcelain liners,and I would like to know what was embossed on the porcelain liners for ball mason jar lids,so i know what they are like the next time i go to a dump. Some of these words were used for many years, but the style often changed every couple years. Hi Chip, They sound like typical Ball jars that were made in very large numbers, and although they are old and considered collectible, since they are common they have only minor value to collectors, perhaps 1 to 3 dollars apiece in good condition. Now if only there were the history they can the. Please click here to go to the alphabetical mark listings: Dating vintage kerr canning jars.
Of course, value is a very subjective thing and many collectors may not agree with my opinion on this subject. These commemorative jars are being produced in a lighter, brighter blue color— not quite the same shade as the original jars. These jars as being sold in sets of 6, and come in pint size only as of this writing. They are being sold along with modern screw bands and lids. The glass is a bit thinner and lighter than the original Ball Perfect Mason types. The purple jars are made in pint and quart sizes. As time goes on, however, their provenance might be somewhat less obvious to beginning fruit jar collectors.
According to the Ardagh Group website, they are made by that glass manufacturing company for distributor Jarden Home Brands. General discussion forum for Ball fruit jar collectors: For information on values, you might check out the Redbookjars.
Please click here to go to the alphabetical mark listings: Click here to go to my HOME page. I have a blue Ball perfect mason jar with what looks like a capital I with a line underneath it. Hello, I have just got a collection of jars house dates back to s and a lot of jars.
Is this jar made in ? Perhaps someone else has more definitive info for you. While cleaning my mother-in-laws basement I found a glass bottle with grape and grape vine designs on it. Did Ball make glass bottles?
Hi Sue, Yes, Ball made huge quantities of bottles of various types besides their better-known canning jars. Today I just found a blue number 13 jar in a basement ,but the number is in Roman numerals. My boss told me to research it but I am not finding anything! My grandfather gave me this jar with Ball perfect mason made in usa A9. He was in 2nd World War. Can you share some details about the a9 series please. This will give me more history about. Thanks for any info in advance! Joshua, yes, some jars from the Root Glass Company were acquired and re-tooled.
There are probably other examples as well. Hello David, I am hoping you are able to cast some light on my mystery Ball jar. It is a pint size clear class, squared with waffle grid and a flat rectangular space on one side. I am trying to find a zinc lid for this charmer but a regular standard lid is too large. If so, what sort of lid might I need to find for it? It certainly is from the zinc lid era and the threads on the top are spaced such that all commercially-made-for-market tin lids I have ever seen would be more closely spaced.
I have SO many of these great old grid jars that I used for pantry storage already…I guess I just really love a challenge. Bless your heart for any time you have left over to address the inquiries you receive on your site. Hopefully someone who collects them can chime in and offer more info for you. I have a couple ball perfect mason jars from era with severe offset where the p in perfect is over the s and o. I understand the word was purposely indented.
Thank you in advance for any information. Hi, I have 2 pale blue jars.
The only info I found was a comment from someone that said he thinks they were made between and Thanks for all your work on answering others questions. That jar factory was purchased by Ball Bros Glass Company in and closed down in That jar is listed as I recently found some mason jars in an old barn and after cleaning them up they have no markings on bottom but a number 2 under perfect mason and one had number 3.
These are larger size mason jars. There are thousands of different jars known and I do not have info on every one. Please send pics to my email address noted on bottom right of any page on this site and I will see if I can be of any help. Thanks for your patience. I have a half gallon Ball Perfect Mason on front and 2 on bottom. Would it be rare or valeuable? Renee, your average quart and half gallon Ball Perfect Masons in the most common aqua or Ball Blue colors are typically valued at around 1 to 2 dollars each.
The older types of BPM that date from the ss in aqua or blue were made in the hundreds of millions over many years, so they are considered extremely common. They are found with various mold numbers on the bottom. I have a blue ball jar without a number on the bottom. Would you happen to know what that means? Liz, all Ball jars are not necessarily marked with mold numbers. Hi Medolark, Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I will edit my text shortly to help reduce confusion on the exact wording on those later colored jars.
I have a bottle with the ball logo on the bottom along with a large 4. Can you tell me anything about it? Keegan, Ball Brothers Glass Company made a wide variety of containers besides their better-known fruit jars. Often there is a cursive BALL logo on the bottom.
Ball made liquor bottles, food bottles and lots of containers for other products as well. Hi I have a Ball jar that dates between based on the Ball logo. It has its lid, wire closer and rubber gasket.
Is it some sort of store display? Perhaps a reader can give us some feedback on it! I have a Ball perfect mason jar with the 13 on the side. Is it a rare jar?