Though collectible Mason jars are Take care! David. Nan, I believe there are several jars known that fit that description. Black Amber Magic Star Fruit Jar boasts an impressive price tag of $3,000. He was in 2nd World War. At the present time (2021) I havent seen any in Half-Gallon size, although perhaps they will eventually be made in that size as well. Please double-check those folders in your email app/program after a few days if you haven't heard from me!! Check for identifying words. 1/2 Gallon, Bead or Ledge Shoulder, c. 1923-1933 I just refrigerated and ate the beans and threw all the lids away. By the way, similar wax sealer jars but marked BALL / STANDARD on the front were made by Ball Bros Glass Company sometime in the circa 1895-1912 time period. I have found it is probably from the Kearns Co., Zanesville, OH, in the mid 1800s but would like to pin down the date better and an approximate value. Publisher : Rosemary Humbert Martin Pub (January 1, 1975) Language : English. Here is a link to an ebay Keyword Search string to find jars that fit that description (although some of the search results will not be relevant) : Manufacturers loved taking credit for their work, mainly after Mason lost several patent theft lawsuits. Within the comments section at the bottom of the page, please check out my response to Hannah on June 11, 2018. Also, thank you for including a link to your jar you are asking about. WebAntique Ball Perfect Mason Jar 1 Quart Blue FreshMixxFurnishings (141) $20.00 Antique Blue Ball Mason Jar, 1/2 Gallon SaltandSeaVintage (44) $48.00 FREE shipping Rare Blue Antique 1890 Ball Special Half Gallon 64 oz Wide Mouth Jar CottageKitchnVintage (50) $49.50 $55.00 (10% off) Antique Blue Ball Mason jar - Half Gallon ThisOldCouchVintage The invention gave homemakers anew means of preserving food for their households, in addition to smoking, salting, drying, and pickling. have a jar (square) with MASON on all four sides at top of jar.on two sides of jar there are indented markings of 1/2 , 3/4, and pint, with room above for probably 1/2 cup more but not marked. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; Angular Glass Containers Corporation mark, used beginning circa 1933- 1960s? There are various shades and tints of these colors out there. Again, the listing is such that all those sizes are catalogued under one jar identification number. (By the way, for a bit of clarification, the great majority of hand-blown jars and bottles of American make were also produced in a glass factory by skilled glass workers). Hi I have a Ball jar that dates between 1933 -1962 based on the Ball logo. I emailed the Ball Corp. and Ardagh Group about the date for my jar. An Owen scar is a round thin sharp line at the bottom jar bottom. It has its lid, wire closer and rubber gasket. Most of the earlier versions were round (cylindrical) in shape, and some of the later types are square (with rounded corners) in design. All of the LOGO 5 jars have only 2 Ls, not three. Can you provide me with a little history on this jar? Plus There is no number on the bottom. No other markings. Number of small seeds Check for aging marks along the base of the Mason jar. I dont know what they all are, but just checking a few, I can say that some have just a mold number (one or two digits) placed in the center of 3 or 4 concentric circles (but with no other markings); others have the exact embossing <> GENUINE ZINC CAP <> FOR BALL MASON JARS The <> indicates two diamond marks placed between those phrases. I dont see anything oabout numbers on the front of jars. Old mason jars are not the highest-priced antiques youll find but they are quite fascinating and beautiful. Common lower-grade glass items such as bottles, fruit jars and insulators were typically made with soda lime glass which doesnt contain lead. Mold numbers are generally a number between zero and 15, and theyll sometimes have a letter included as well. Hi Natasha, Quart, Bead or Ledge Seal, c. 1920 At 2$ each Id grab all I could afford. I think this jar may be one of these. The BALL MASON jars are generally believed to have been made between around 1895 and 1910. 2nd line: Ball 9 I would assume they are worth perhaps 20 dollars or more apiece today, but I really dont know. Some were Superstitious but most of them werent, and they were poor and of great faith. References Thanks for taking the time to send me the pics! Karen M. Vincents informative article on dating Ball jars: https://www.minnetrista.net/blog/blog/2013/06/27/ball-family-history/how-to-date-a-ball-jar, Bob Clays article with a timeline on How to Date Ball Fruit Jars appears here near the bottom of this page: Every one I see on Ebay or mentioned in web sites for this period are Perfect Mason jars. Pristine condition! Prices can be very erratic, unpredictable, and one particular jar might sell higher than another for no apparent reason. Kylan, Are they harder to find or common? They are sold through Hearthmark (Jardens Home Brands). The base carries a mold number along with the glass manufacturers mark used by Ardagh Group, the maker of the jars. BALL logo, as seen on a BALL PERFECT MASON jar from the period c. 1910-1923. Do you have any idea what the F represents or where I can find information on that? The fact that it remained airtight after opening and closing made it reliable. Hope this helps! Of course, value is a very subjective thing and many collectors may not agree with my opinion on this subject. I bought some at a garage sale and the lady gave me a ton of lids but only 3 bands. Could you please tell me who to get in contact with? Unfortunately, John L. Mason failed to patent his entire innovations so, other manufacturers copied his model. However, no guarantees. There are no other numbers on it. The fun color attracted consumers, so the producers stuck to it. The great majority of the BPM jars were made in bluish-aqua or Ball Blue colored glass. Atterbury EASTLAKE bird mug in pink alabaster or pink clambroth, made circa early to mid-1880s. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Weve put together this comprehensive guide to help you avoid deception from counterfeiters who create dubs and intend to pass them off as antiques. The bottom only has the letter A. HERITAGE (So I assume there are lots of jars out there with those letters as well as B, D, E, F and G.) BTW I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with the Ball Bros Glass Company, and it might even predate their existence. Ball made liquor bottles, food bottles and lots of containers for other products as well. The first design was an error, but the Ball brothers turned it into a coffee dispenser. Its common for its lever-like lid. In general, mold numbers do not have any relevance to the worth of a particular 1858 jar, although some Hemingray 1858-type jars can be identified by their particular look of the mold numbers, very, very large and ornate on the base. The outside top rim measures 2 3/8 across, not counting and threads. He also said a Appalachian wife is not going to let you waste whether 13 is on it or not, as they are very Christian and wont have a lack of faith like that being passed to the kids. Those all sound like lovely run-of-the-mill antique ball jars. However, in your excitement, please remember to examine the details. Manufacturers constantly upgraded their products to suit the consumers needs. Much of this kind of information including finer details about jars like these were never kept by company officials or employees, IF they were ever even documented at the time. The 1913 1915 embossing (given above) readily identifies these as new production. Ball Perfect Mason the Perfect is slightly to the right. The Ball is the triple L style. Hope this helps, $15-18.00, Aqua Ball Mason This jar has a rubber lid that melts under heat, thus creating a seal. It may be worth something, but that will be determined by the size, color, age, and top. The difference in size is because of the prohibition era. The beautiful thing about antique Mason jars is that each brand engraved its name on the body. Since producers already used this stopper for wine and olive oil bottles, they stuck with the design. Thanks Sue, Hi Sue, That said, there may be info out there somewhere that could help with dating. I recently cleaned out my great grandmothers home and found a large (almost the size of a 2 liter) jar. Hey Lee, Im from Brazil and searching Google about perfect mason. 12 In Front On Bottom $7.00 $10.85 shipping or Best Offer I didnt really know much about these in-between sizes of the Ball Perfect Mason, but finally did a little research in my books on jars. The only repro BALL PERFECT MASON Jars that I know of are smaller, recently made jars (so far, in the years 2013-2016) made of thinner, lighter-weight glass and they are not in the original blue-aqua color. Assessing Atlas Mason Jar Value. (Ball Blue is the standard color of these jars, a somewhat more blue shade of aqua). The Ball Mason jars have taken on so many colors through the years, from golden yellow to amber, to different green shades. My question is that a mis print? $12-15.00, Unmarked Clear Square Jars As a result, there are only 12 pieces of the first batch which makes them highly valued. It is round, clear uncolored glass, wider circumference at the bottom and a regular-mouth lid will fit the narrower top. The front is marked Root Mason. Made in USA under the picture. Anything older than this I have put away but a 1/2 gal caught my attention while cleaning it is a 3L Ball Mason with a straighter shoulder design. Wow! They are commonly seen for sale on the secondary market at antique malls, farm and estate auctions, flea markets, thrift stores, rummage sales, yard/ garage sales, and on online auction sites. Ball Brothers also made many other styles of fruit jars, such as those marked BALL IMPROVED, BALL IDEAL, BALL MASON, BALL SPECIAL, BALL SURE SEAL and their BALL STANDARD (a type known as a wax sealer jar). And, they can still fetch you a nice price, either individually or in bulk. I found 1 box on ebay of bands but cant find any more in fo on these. To measure the capacity of your jar, fill it with water and then measure the amount of water the jar holds. Best regards, They have A13 on the bottom. Welcome to my antique and vintage canning jar price guide! A date isnt a foolproof indicator of the manufacturing year. 2 Vintage Blue Ball Perfect Mason Glass Jars w/ Zinc Lids Quart & Pint Sold for $14.95 from 54canthisbeit on Take care, Is there some other type of seal available? Tiffany, I am under the impression that most of those jars have little additional market value compared to others with the normal orientation. So, if youre pondering ways to identify the various types, designs, colors, and sizes of antique mason jars, youve come to the right place? Here is some info I found: In the reference book The Fruit Jar Works, Volume 2 by Alice Creswick (published 1987), there are several not-so-often-seen off-sized BALL PERFECT MASON jars that are lumped together under the jar listing #351. By the early 1900s, there were hundreds of brands of canning jars (also known as Mason jars), but only a few stood the test of time. They are a typical BALL BLUE (blue-aqua) color and are slightly lighter in weight than the originals. The jar also has MADE IN U.S.A. on lower back end of jar. The BALL MASON jars are commonly found, but definitely not as abundant as the BALL PERFECT MASONs which were made in TREMENDOUS quantities! Im just wondering if this is a valuable flaw before posting for sale. Lots of bubbles can be found in some jars even into the 1920s and 30s or later, although the bubbles typically arent nearly as numerous or noticeable in later jars. Thank you in advance for any information. WebGet the best deals on Rare Mason Jar when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. That jar is listed as #266. Antique Mason jars have isolated micro-bubbles in the glass. I will publish my reply here also]. 1/2 Gallon,ShoulderSeal, c. 1910-1923 Collecting Vintage & Antique Bottles Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This one is different because the word BALL is in print not cursive. One is pre-World War II (1904-1945), while the other is post-World War II (1946- mid1980). Today I just found a blue number 13 jar in a basement ,but the number is in Roman numerals. The reverse side of the new jar bears the embossed phrase MADE IN U S A, and below that, along the heel of the jar, is a series of raised dots. $25-30.00, Aqua Ball Perfect Mason Some of these colors might be known under other/different names depending on who is describing them! and E-Z Seal by Atlas at $60. Their value is $2-3 so $2 is right. David. The number is the number of the mold used to make the jar. Although the original pint, quart and half gallon BALL PERFECT MASON jars in aqua or Ball Blue glass are very common and easily found, the original, authentic older HALF PINT size is considered to be quite scarce and difficult to find. Just make sure that you know exactly what you have first before you accept any bids from strangers on the internet. Hi Charlotte, NOTE: PLEASE be aware that sometimes my replies via direct email are accidentally diverted into recipients' Junk or Spam folders. If so, what sort of lid might I need to find for it? Probably could have used them for dry storage but didnt think just tossed, I didnt want to mix them with good lids. You could probably visit your local library and have them borrow a copy for you to search. Is this a fake or reproduction? I also hope everyone will follow the link to the entire article written by Karen M. Vincent, which includes more detail and context in addition to the chart. How Much Are Old Ball Mason Jars Worth? Nowadays, you can even buy a big flat of Mason jars for pretty cheap at your local craft or household goods store but the older ones can fetch much higher prices. Typically, the smaller or more common antique jars can go for about $20 apiece, but the more rare versions can sell for as much as $300. Note: for a bit of information about the off-size BALL PERFECT MASON jars that are occasionally found, please check the COMMENTS section farther down on this page, and read the queries from Lee and Michelle, posted November / December of 2015. Oddly, the mold number is not on the bottom. Any info anyone might be able to share would be great. The topic for today is antique mason jars. FIND 1000's of Antiques, Art, Vintage & RARE Collectables - each item pictured, described and with it's price guide. David. For $150-$400, you can get an antique Cork-top, Ball lightning jar, Improved by Hero, Violet jar, Sun Jar, and Willoughby Topple. Can you tell me anything about it? You have the half-gallon size. Moms mason jar with picture engraved on one side it is clear measurements in cups and ounces this one is 3 cups or 24 ounces. PS. These jars are being sold for actual canning use, but also for rustic or retro decorative appeal; are being used as containers for liquid soap dispensers (some ebay or etsy sellers are selling them with special lids for this use); for use in candle making, and for similar Americana primitive and crafts projects. Another note: Just recently (2019) new BALL PERFECT MASON jars have been issued and are for sale at various department stores. As time goes on, however, their provenance might be somewhat less obvious to beginning fruit jar collectors. No, thats the mold identification. The markings on the bottom are: This is presumably because fewer molds were produced with the mold numbers 12 through 15 thus fewer total jars made. Some had a metal cover that just sat on top of the glass with a lip that went down the side of the jar just enough to not slide off. Most home canners would have paid little or no attention to the markings in the first place. ", less1920-1930 gives me a little more content and makes me treasure it more as I visualize her life. It is clearly on the front about 3/4 below the word Mason. But to me, it goes much further. The first set of Ball Mason Jars in 1885-1886 had theBall Brothers Glass Manufacturing Companymedallion. There is a small circled R underneath the BALL logo on the front of the new jars. I cant find the exact one when doing any research and was hoping maybe someone could help??? "Since I started canning in the 70's, I've obtained older jars (Ball and other brands) from family members (aunts, "My mom brought me a ball jar that had belonged to my grandmother. No, that is not true. The older types of BPM that date from the 1910s-1930s in aqua or blue were made in the hundreds of millions over many years, so they are considered extremely common. For current values, check ebay auctions over a period of time to get a feel for how much they sell for. In it youll find many commonly found canning jars and their suggested values. My grandfather gave me this jar with Ball perfect mason made in usa (A9) . Pint, Putnam embossed on bottom Adirondack Girl @ Heart is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Blue glass Ball jars were produced in the late 1890s and early 1900s, but the company stopped producing these in 1937. Best regards, David, David here is a link to a more comprehensive Ball embossing date chart Vintage Antique Green Mason Jar Pint Sized with/Zinc Lid 1900/1910 BALL MASON Canning Fruit Jar Glass Mason Jar- SWEET! David. 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