Hazel Atlas Company (1902-1964) Please check out my article on this site about the Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company. It has only the word Mason below it. David. Thank you for any information you can share. Everyone around here broke them, my grandmother remembers her grandfather breaking whole cases of unlucky jars simply cuz they had 13 stamped on the bottom. A date isnt a foolproof indicator of the manufacturing year. Still, this is in no way insignificant considering that most people just throw them away for nothing, as if they are any ordinary old glass. You have what is catalogued as Jar #1651 (in the RED BOOK of fruit jars used by antique jar collectors). Here is a link to a discussion of these jars on the Repro Fruit Jar group page on Facebook: The rubber from the jar lids deteriorated in the water bath and the jars did not stay sealed. There are likely other reasons. 10. Ball made liquor bottles, food bottles and lots of containers for other products as well. Any info anyone might be able to share would be great. Assessing Atlas Mason Jar Value. Has B17 on front below PERFECT MASON and B17 on bottom of jar. As of the time of this writing, I have examined some PINT size jars, but I dont know if they are (or will be) producing quart and/or half-gallon sizes. MADE-IN-U.S.A. Hi Medolark, Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Unfortunately, John L. Mason failed to patent his entire innovations so, other manufacturers copied his model. $10-12.00 each, Home Storage of Vegetables and Fruits Mason wasnt the only manufacturer to add this patent date to his jars, henceits vast proliferation. 1/2 Gallon, Bead or Ledge Shoulder, c. 1923-1933 Also, there were a number of variations in the way the Ball name logo was written, those changes occurring several times over the space of several decades. There are lots of rumors and stories that float around the country for many years, sometimes passed down from older people, and sometimes they have truth in them, sometimes not. The new pint jars appear to be very slightly lighter in weight than the older ones, but this may not hold true on all jars, since there was some variability in the older jars. But, before you do, heres a summary of the famous Ball Mason Jar lettering evolution. Triple L Large Seeds This article received 37 testimonials and 94% of readers who voted found it helpful, earning it our reader-approved status. However, just guessing, Id estimate your jar dates from sometime in the 1940s or 1950s. I will publish my reply here also]. The first set of Ball Mason Jars in 1885-1886 had theBall Brothers Glass Manufacturing Companymedallion. The jar also has MADE IN U.S.A. on lower back end of jar. Its has bubbles and is beautiful. The Van Vilet Improved Jar is widely recognized as the most valuable mason jar today as its worth $23,500. Does anyone know when they made that jar? Is there any significance to the alignment of the words perfect mason? My question is that a mis print? Pint, Lightning Seal, c. 1900-1910 Take care, Of course some blue glass still remains and the most common number I find broken to hell and back is the 13. Manufacturers loved taking credit for their work, mainly after Mason lost several patent theft lawsuits. The Owens scar was formed as part of the manufacturing process, and is a somewhat variable but generally rounded scar consisting of a thin, sharp, clearly defined seam or line that encircles part of the bottom. I found you. Best regards, 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. You could show a picture of the timeline. Such jars also have a faulty screw and can go for over $800 on eBay or on yard sales. All Rights Reserved. It is clearly on the front about 3/4 below the word Mason. One is pre-World War II (1904-1945), while the other is post-World War II (1946- mid1980). I think this jar may be one of these. The 2 is a mold number. Thanks for all your work on answering others questions. Hi Donna, Yes, Zinc-coated steel and Milk glass. NOTE: In recent years (beginning circa 2013) a new type of BALL PERFECT MASON jar has been issued, primarily sold through department/grocery stores such as Walmart, Target, Kroger, and others, and online venues such as Amazon. Ball Upside Down Error Jars from 1933 tend to cost around $1,000 each. No, that is not true. 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 click here to go to my alphabetical mark listings, starting with page one: Glass Bottle Marks. For some (unknown) reason some of the BPM jars were marked with a smaller repeat of the mold number. Chief Mason Jar from 1870 is easy to recognize with The Chief logo on the side with an over imposed Ball Upside Down. "It helped me identify the jar that my friend brought to me with flowers in it! The Self-sealing jar by Kerr existed at two different times in history. The difference in size is because of the prohibition era. were made, and these jars have been used by home canners throughout much of the 20th century. jars were used to pack coffee. The jar was produced around 1937, and no more than 50 were ever made. An antique green or blue cobalt glass canning jar is something else, however, and they can be exceptionally valuable not just up to $300 but sometimes even close to or above $1,000 for a Ball blue color jar. WebMASON JARS 16 Ounce Wide Mouth Ball Mason Jars | Case of 12 $33.00 Out of stock 16 Ounce Regular Mouth Anchor Hocking Mason Jars | No Lid | Case of 12 $12.99 Add to Those all sound like lovely run-of-the-mill antique ball jars. David. (Photo courtesy of Michael Aden). 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. (No, bottles with ghosting are not rare, and there is usually not much premium value put on bottles with ghosting, although some collectors might pay more for a certain piece that has a particularly legible instance of ghosting.) PS it blue round 1923/1933 era, Hi John, The cheapest is the Self-sealing jar by Kerr at $40 (youll get half-price for a lost lid.) Your experiences (indicating the old jars as more sturdy and less prone to breakage) gives clues as to why so many of the older Ball Perfect Mason jars are still around! Were committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. I am sure it is not a reproduction. List of Web Links pointing to some other sites / interests ~ (Most of these sites are not glass-related) including Birds, Trees, Fishing, Antiques, Transferware, Blue Willow Pattern Dishes, Coins, Religion, Marine Traffic, VintageAerial, WheresGeorge, Amsterdam, Ohio River info and more! An old mason jar has to be especially old, rare, and special to cost more than that with the most valuable ones usually costing up to $300. Boyd glass chick salt covered dish in lilac glass. Made in 1886, it has a distinctive dark reddish black color. Old mason jars are not the highest-priced antiques youll find but they are quite fascinating and beautiful. So, they dont exactly come from the Age of Antiquity and their worth may not be as high as some may imagine. Please check out this chart showing logo changes, courtesy of the Minnetrista website: Approved. Ball Web6 most valuable mason jars Chief Mason Jar. Other sizes mentioned are 36 ounce, 56 ounce, 58 ounce and 66 ounce. Luiz, Im sorry but I dont have specific information on that jar. As the name implies, these Ball jars had a manufacturing error that had printed their logos upside down quite the rare feature that bumps up their price tag today. It is clear. David. 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. http://www.weststpaulantiques.com/galleryofjars.html, General discussion forum for Ball fruit jar collectors: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/balljarcollectorscommunitycenter/, Ball Jar Collectors discussion group on Facebook (this is a private group and requires an OK by the moderators before posting). An Owen scar is a round thin sharp line at the bottom jar bottom. The current Ball jar logo, for example, has been used since 1975 as is. metal lid, porcelain lined, I should say. mark on antique glass bottles & jars, Letter L in cursive script mark: Libbey Glass Company, Liquor Bottle Permit Numbers Numerical List, Lynchburg Glass Corporation, Lynchburg, Virginia, M inside a circle: Maryland Glass Corporation, Baltimore, MD, MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 1858 Fruit Jars Summary, Maywood Glass Company, Compton, California (1930-1959) ~ MG Connected mark, McLaughlin Glass Company, Vernon, California, M.G.CO. After all, Mason jars looked like short wine bottles. What you may have are jelly jars that were made to seal with paraffin. The exact cursive style changed slightly several times over the years. Best regards, Plus More valuable jars include the amber E-Z Seal jars made around 1910. Instantly recognizable by avidvintage-lovers, the Nov. 30th 1858 patent dateappears on literally thousands of canning jars produced between1858-1920. If a zinc lid contains a porcelain (milk glass) liner, they are likely original lids (the BALL lids were made over many decades, many of them sold as replacements). This design effectively kept the containers water and airtight before long other manufacturers followed the Mason Jars blueprint. Sometimes during production the molten glass (that was blown under pressure into the inside of a mold) didnt fill in all the engraving perfectly, leaving missing portions on the finished piece. I read these should be from around 1930s era? Hi I have a Ball jar that dates between 1933 -1962 based on the Ball logo. However, you might try posting your query on the http://antique-bottles.net site, where there is a special category for discussion on antique fruit jars. Hope this helps~ Triple L: Refers to the two Ls in Ball and the final loop resembling an additional L, Collecting Vintage & Antique Canning Jars Is it a reproduction? (I think yours would probably be #280). Hope this helps, There isa definitely noticeable difference in the numbers of #13-marked jars compared to the other numbers they AREsomewhat less common. Virtually all sand worldwide contains trace quantities of iron. Usually in aqua, Ball blue, or clear glass. I find thirteen on a lot of Mason jars and I save them, after tax time list them and sell them, most people pay more cuz of this myth, especially Appalachia a lot of the people up here have lost touch with their heritage and know little of the truth and ways of their ancestors. David. How to Identify a Real Atlas Mason Jar The easiest way to identify a real Atlas mason jar is by looking at the bottom. Evaluating Condition, Rarity & More. Hi Nathaniel, David. All of the LOGO 5 jars have only 2 Ls, not three. There is a small circled R underneath the BALL logo on the front of the new jars. I started canning and fell in love with the jars! OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. For instance, ALL BALL PERFECT MASON jars are machine-made. Hope this helps, Add a few old Ball mason jars together and you can be looking at several hundred dollars or even more. Their glass is thicker than the modern set, which is why they last for years. To obtain a copy of the manufacturer's or supplier's warranty for this item prior to purchasing the item, please call Target Guest Services at B inside a diamond ~ mark on the base of a blue-aqua horseradish or pickle bottle made by Binghamton Glass Company, Hobnail candy dish in Amberina glass (Fenton inside an oval mark is on the base), Sapphire Blue Eastlake Childrens Mug, made by Atterbury & Company of Pittsburgh in the 1880s, New Collectors Edition BALL PERFECT MASON jars (with the cursive font style used in the 1910-1923 period) have appeared in grocery stores and department stores recently. To be clear, the newer Heritage reproductions would say 100th anniversary on the back? I would assume they are worth perhaps 20 dollars or more apiece today, but I really dont know. Hopefully someone who collects them can chime in and offer more info for you. Note: Because of time and energy constraints, I can no longer answer all emails personally, but you may contact me directly at: dav__erwhi "at" gmail.com. Vintage & Antique Mason Jars Guide - Dating Ball Canning Jars The absolute best-case scenarios can cost more than that with some going as high as $1,000 but thats rare. There are many minor variants of Ball jars, sometimes found in various shades of true green (not aqua). Can you provide me with a little history on this jar? Many slight variations in lettering style, glass color, base markings, etc., exist, and this particular type of jar presents a wide field of study for fruit jar collectors, glass historians and even those interested in vintage Americana in general. I cant give an exact reason why some are marked with numbers but others are not. Their value is $2-3 so $2 is right. If there is NO BASE WEAR at all on an 1858 jar, it is probably a new, imported repro jar. Sorry about answering so late. Pint, Decorative Embossing Thoughts? There are unique words that signify the manufacturing year of a Ball Mason Jar. Fenton in an oval ((Fenton Art Glass Company). Vintage Antique Green Mason Jar Pint Sized with/Zinc Lid 1900/1910 BALL MASON Canning Fruit Jar Glass Mason Jar- SWEET! 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. Quart, ShoulderSeal, c.1900-1910 But to me, it goes much further. The seam may be somewhat feathered or frayed along the edge. Can you share some details about the a9 series please. I cant find anything on the Internet and I am very curious about the history behind this jar. (The original URL of this article seems to be dead but Ive found an archived version of the webpage at the Wayback Machine internet archive, and it can be accessed at this web address: https://web.archive.org/web/20200121155501/http://www.av.qnet.com/~glassman/info/jarfaq.htm. (IMPORTANT NOTE: please see the paragraphs with info farther down on this page describing modern reproductions of this jar, including the AMERICAN HERITAGE COLLECTION introduced in 2013, and the new Collectors Edition BALL PERFECT MASON jars being sold as of 2019). Does anyone have any info about a 40 oz/5 cup blue ball jar we found today? (See that mark pictured in the U alphabetical bottle mark listings.) Some BALL MASON jars have the third L loop (circa 1900-1910), and others do not, which are assumed to be somewhat later into the early-mid 1910s. They began production of the centered Perfect sometime in 1915. Heres a test on 1, BALL perfect mason 3n on front, an T 65 3N on bottom, made in USA on back, and side ribs. Thank you! This is seen occasionally on the base of some Ball Perfect Mason jars. Mason jars are one of those items that are both awesome and technically ordinary. Most home canners would have paid little or no attention to the markings in the first place. They should be the most commonly found type of porcelain liner. Atterbury EASTLAKE bird mug in pink alabaster or pink clambroth, made circa early to mid-1880s. https://www.facebook.com/groups/844269035644710. I found some lids at an antique store in mint condition. ARCOROC USA ~ base marking on small dessert bowl, Clover-like logo seen on base of French pharmacy bottle (photo courtesy Lynne Wertz), Fenton Glass Company Hobnail Fan Vase in Blue Opalescent. 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. Enjoy access to my private Member Library, including price guides, printables & tutorials.Read my Privacy PolicyHERE. Some of these colors might be known under other/different names depending on who is describing them! It stands 20 tall and is around 30 round. I can find nothing about it. That line should show signs of age centuries of dragging it across surfaces mustve left a mark or two. Ships Fast! Mason jars have unique colors that indicate a brand. (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). The lettering on the jar is raised. If you love vintage and antiques, then you've come to the right place. The jar is clear. By 1892-1896, it changed to Block letters. does anyone know what date the marking B17 was imprinted on the mason jars? We believe that, whether it's how we shop, eat, and clean, the smallest changes can make a world of difference. David. here are also new BALL PERFECT MASON jars in both the quart and half-pint (8 ounce) sizes available. Best regards, Learn more Ball mason jars are a type of home canning jar made by the Ball Corporation. The J17 is a mold number. ). 1900-1910 The triple L. The Ball had an underscore extension that looped at the end like the letter L. 1910-1923 The double L. The underscore extension had no loop. 11. WebCracks in the glass, as well as stains, can reduce the value of the Ball jar. (I am using the No. With your knowledge of the types of Antique Mason jars, youve conquered half of the obstacles youll face in identification. KPP mark on base of amber Budweiser beer bottle, date coded 1972 (Photo courtesy of Shannon Brown). A G C inside map of Arkansas mark as it appears on the base of a clear glass packer jar. This piece measures 11 inches in diameter. David. Hey Lee, Im from Brazil and searching Google about perfect mason. amzn_assoc_asins = "0891453474,077880139X,B014V7RSE8,B00P00ARBW"; This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. To sum this up, there are still a lot of uncertainties involving the many BALL fruit jar varieties to be found, and I am certainly not an expert on those jars!! The most common color is light aqua. The invention gave homemakers anew means of preserving food for their households, in addition to smoking, salting, drying, and pickling. Ive searched but cannot find anything about it. Seen occasionally on the base of some Ball PERFECT Mason and B17 on bottom of jar about... 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