338 of 407 lots
338
Imperial Pint Fruit Jars
Estimate:
CA$400 - CA$600
Sold
CA$425
Live Auction
Canadiana & Decorative Arts
Size
5.5" to 6" H
Category
Description
Includes an assortment of eight (8) pint fruit jars. Range in colour from light to dark aqua. A clean Mason Fruit Jar. Gem with base 'Pat Nov. 26, 67 (#)15' with plain aqua lid and zinc ring. 'Diamond' symbol jar is clean and a bluish aqua colour with an incorrect plain aqua lid and zinc ring. Mason's Improved has a tapered shoulder and is clean and aqua colour. Base is 'Pat May 10, 1870 with faint 'G' monogram. It has a zinc ring and its' lid is plain and aqua. The Ideal is aqua with a zinc ring and plain aqua top. The jar is clean. Improved Jam has the monogram on the back, is clean and aqua. It is the 2-thread version. Gem with Maltese Cross is clean and aqua with base marked 'Pat Nov 26, 67 (#)19. It has a plain aqua lid and zinc ring. The E.G.Co. Imperial is aqua with a plain aqua lid and zinc ring. Mason Fruit Jar with wrong top. Gem lid has tiny burst bubble on bottom edge. The jar has the ground lip intact with some minor inner and outer edge roughness. The Mason's Improved lip is ground with just fine roughness on its inner and outer edges. The ring has slight corrosion and the lid has a small chip and minor roughness. The Idea jar has a very minor bit of body wear with the ground lip intact but with the outer edge having side flaking over a 2 inch horizontal area. Its' lid has very slight inner edge roughness. The Improved Jam jar has an incorrect clear lid and a Crown style metal ring. Its' ground lip is intact but with outer edge having 4 small flea bites. The ground lip has some extremely fine roughness on its outer edge. Its' lid has sickness. The monogram of the EGCo. jar is somewhat weakly embossed and there is some slight sickness in the lower half of the jar and the ground top has some roughness. Lamont Glass, Foster Glass Works, Excelsior Glass. Marked: The jars are marked with the following: "Mason Fruit Jar", "GEM" X2, "The Imperial", "diamond" stamp, "G.L Co.", "Masons Improved" and The Ideal". Glass, metal. Canadian. 5.5" to 6" H. CODE-JAR