Research about those details and the word Ball tells me its date is between 1956-1960. Thank you so much for your help. The Van Vilet Improved Jar is widely recognized as the most valuable mason jar today as its worth $23,500. No other markings. There are no other markings in it. Made in USA under the picture. So, are old mason jars worth money? Because i have a regular job and have been VERY, VERY pressed for time. I cant seem to find any info on it because everything says the number is on the bottom. 16 Ounce Wide Mouth Ball Mason Jars | Case of 12, 16 Ounce Regular Mouth Anchor Hocking Mason Jars | No Lid | Case of 12, 8 Ounce Regular Mouth Mason Jars | No Lid | Case of 12, 8 Ounce Regular Mouth Quilted Ball Mason Jars | No Lids | Case of 12, reCAP Kids EXPLORE Mason Jar Bug Catcher and Habitat | Glow Green, reCAP Mason Jar Soap Dispenser Lid & Pump Cap | Regular Mouth | Black | GIFT SET, reCAP Kids EXPLORE Bug Catcher, Firefly Mason Jar + Book Gift Set, Kombucha Kit, Brew Your Own with 1 Gallon Jar, reCAP Mason Jars Pour Spout Lid & Tap Gift Set with Jar | Regular Mouth | Black, reCAP Mason Jar Water Bottle with Infuser Screens | Set of Two, MasonBrite Magnified Light Displays for Wide Mouth Mason Jars Kit v2.0, The Daily Jar Tote/Jar Bag: Organic Waxed Canvas-WFTO Certified, Harvest Guard 50 Piece Bulk Mix Regular and Wide Mouth Reusable Canning Lids (25 of each size lid) (50 of each size gasket), Cuppow Mason Jar Silicone Sleeve for 8oz Jar | Blue, reCAP Mason Jar Lids Five Piece Starter Set, reCAP Mason Jar Sprayer & Pump Cap, Regular Mouth, Cuppow Mason Jar Divider Cup BNTO | Wide Mouth. To measure the capacity of your jar, fill it with water and then measure the amount of water the jar holds. Any idea on age and why its different? With your subscription, youll receive access to my Member Library where youll find They are being sold in packs of four. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Masontops Bean Screen Plastic Mason Jar Sprouting Lids for Wide Mouth Mason Jars at the best online prices at eBay! 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. I dont have specific info on your jar, but in general, many of the earliest BALL PERFECT MASON jars (made beginning around 1913 and for several years afterward) are marked on the bottom with a number/letter combination, not a number only (those with only numbers seem to have been introduced a little later). I have one as well, and its the only one Ive ever seen. No, that is not true. 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. NOTE: PLEASE be aware that sometimes my replies via direct email are accidentally diverted into recipients' Junk or Spam folders. I have SO many of these great old grid jars that I used for pantry storage alreadyI guess I just really love a challenge. Please check out this chart showing logo changes, courtesy of the Minnetrista website: The various antique mason jars represent a time in history. Mason Jar Nation: The Jars that Changed America and 50 Clever Ways to Use Them. The BPM was the most popular brand of jar for home canning ever produced in the United States. Your jar has the third L type of lettering (loop) which was common after around 1900 up to the introduction of the Ball Perfect Mason. VE mark used by Vetreria Etrusca, glass company in Italy, Brockway Glass Company base of 1983 amber beer bottle. I have some mason jars with no marking at all along the side, but it says ball on the bottom. https://www.minnetrista.net/blog/blog/2013/06/27/ball-family-history/how-to-date-a-ball-jar 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. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 712,745 times. Plus, did you know that older mason jars can have quite a bit of monetary value too? This site is about background historical information for glass collectors. WebVintage Ball Perfect Mason Clear Glass Canning Jar w Zinc Lid circa 1923 - 1933 - No. In it youll find many commonly found canning jars and their suggested values. Mason jars are a symbol for the American how-to spirit and heart of the home. there are many minor variations of Ball jars (aside from the variety of colors found) and values can depend a lot on how scarce a certain variation is. $25-30.00, Aqua Ball Perfect Mason The 2 is a mold number. What does this mean It also has an I on the bottom across from the 13F on the bottom. I hope this will be of help to collectors. Best regards, David. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Most of the typical earlier Ball Perfect Mason jars in aqua or Ball Blue are marked with a mold number between 0 and 15 on the bottom. Thank you very much for your post! Has any one heard of canning jars with little narrower mouth food jars? David. Chief Mason Jar from 1870 is easy to recognize with The Chief logo on the side with an over imposed Ball Upside Down. The absolute best-case scenarios can cost more than that with some going as high as $1,000 but thats rare. Every one I see on Ebay or mentioned in web sites for this period are Perfect Mason jars. Take care! Do you have any idea what the F represents or where I can find information on that? Common lower-grade glass items such as bottles, fruit jars and insulators were typically made with soda lime glass which doesnt contain lead. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Later on, the Ball manufacturing company added other colors to the design. The mold mark on the bottom is in Roman numerals, IV which I havent seen before. Thank you so much . The current Ball jar logo, for example, has been used since 1975 as is. To know the various types of mason jars is to take a journey into the history of mason jars. The markings on the bottom are: That line should show signs of age centuries of dragging it across surfaces mustve left a mark or two. I will edit my text shortly to help reduce confusion on the exact wording on those later colored jars. 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 Cart 8 Ounce Regular Mouth Mason Jars | No Lid | Case of 12 $11.99 Out of stock reCAP 32 oz Plastic Mason Jar $8.99 Out of stock ALSO: a very similar jar is known, but it has the word BALL placed above the word MASON. If you have access to a local flea market or antique mall that stocks Ball jars with lids (most have at least a few! Tanya. John Mason invented and patented the process for cutting a thread onto the lip of glass jars, as well as a corresponding thread inside zinc lids, which could then be screwed tightly onto the jars. Joshua, yes, some jars from the Root Glass Company were acquired and re-tooled. Many common food jars (such as originally used for mayonnaise, etc) would fall in that category, and those types of jar are often called packers within the glass industry, and have been made by many glass companies. I have a half gallon Ball Perfect Mason on front and 2 on bottom. To look for signs of originality, look CAREFULLY under a bright light for tiny scratches in the sides, base wear (network of high point scratches and scuffs on the bottom which is noticeable on almost all older jars that were used over a long period of time). The first set of storage containers failed to preserve food for long, leading to the invention of the Mason jar. Its not listed on the size or identification charts. Vintage Antique Green Mason Jar Pint Sized with/Zinc Lid 1900/1910 BALL MASON Canning Fruit Jar Glass Mason Jar- SWEET! 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. Older editions of the Red Book have different numbers assigned to the jars, in the 300 range). ), you might unscrew the lid and check the porcelain liners and see what you can find. Hi Charles, I dont know about the date coding system used on the relatively recent Ball jars (or if there was a date coding system). Thanks in advance. Lightning jars, so named because they could be easily and quickly opened, solved the problem of canned foods acquiring a metallic taste due to contact with a metal lid. Original relics were handcrafted, so its unlikely theyd have uniform designs. How can you tell if a mason jar is vintage? Fruit jars were produced primarily in clear and Ball blue (aqua), but some amber, cobalt, and even milk glass examples can be foundout there in the wild, and they are likelyworth upwards of several hundred dollars. The first design was an error, but the Ball brothers turned it into a coffee dispenser. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. PS. The cork-stop used is from the cork oak tree. Ideal: These were made between 1915 and 1962. Hi Natasha, Vintage & Antique Mason Jars Guide - Dating Ball Canning Jars In fact I think that marking orientation may be diagnostic for a specific type of jar manufacturing machine that was in use at the time. I hope this helps. In general, most fruit jars in aqua or Ball Blue glass marked Ball Mason date from before the introduction of the Ball Perfect Mason. WebThe Ball Upside-down Mason jar has two sizes 1.2L (40 ounces) and 1.24L bootleggers design. #8 on the bottom. (See this mark illustrated in the U listings of he alphabetical bottle mark listings on this site). But to me, it goes much further. To be honest, your questions are rather general and very hard to answer with precision. grandmother) and wanted to really know how old they were and if they had any value. 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. Would it be rare or valeuable? Over a century later, Ball Fresh Preserving has grown to be a world-wide brand that many know and love. Hi, I have 2 pale blue jars. Unfortunately, several years ago a number of newly made reproductions of this type and size began to surface in the United States. Ball made liquor bottles, food bottles and lots of containers for other products as well. Many if not most of these jars have at least a few bubbles in them. Good luck on hearing anything from those corporations. Take care, "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. (Remove underscore within first part of address). It appears to be old glass and not a reproduction. Most of the time, all you need to do is look at the logo thats stamped on the glass itself. Fenton in an oval ((Fenton Art Glass Company). I found two examples on ebay [at the time this was posted], one pint and one half gallon. (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). They are found with various mold numbers on the bottom. Today I found a Ball jar in an old cellar.its a pint jar and it says THE Ball Mason. Irregular screw sizing. I have a few of them that I bought in the 70s for my jelly. The 1881 Van Vliet is themost expensive brand ever soldat $23,50o, with a starting bid of $1,000. A frisbee-shaped glass lid took the place of the screw-on lid and was held in place by an ingenious wire clamp, invented by Henry William Putnam in 1882. H in a square mark as it appears on a Hemingray-manufactured emerald green soda, mineral water or beer bottle. So, they dont exactly come from the Age of Antiquity and their worth may not be as high as some may imagine. 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. But, unfortunately, its also another case of error turning to the status quo. There is stippling or knurling (a pattern of raised dots) present along the contact surface/perimeter of the base. I cant find the exact one when doing any research and was hoping maybe someone could help??? Personally, I think most of the stories are hogwash, although I wouldnt doubt that it happened on a very occasional basis, and just often enough to provide impetus for an urban legend (rural legend?). 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). (Iron is an essential trace element required by the human body). David. This will give me more history about. 2) The newer jars (not always, but usually) tend to have a considerable number of micro-bubbles scattered through the glass, which is not seen in the old jars. It is the old shaped Mason fruit jar. This may have first shown up around the year 2010 or thereabouts. This one sold for a whopping $2,499 on Ebay. The first edition I found has the the number 4 mold mark in the center of the Owen ring but it has an F just outside the Owen ring. Just make sure that you know exactly what you have first before you accept any bids from strangers on the internet. Im curious though about the letters HI printed underneath the word Mason next to the bottom of the jar. Ball Brothers also made many other styles of fruit jars, such as those marked BALL IMPROVED, BALL IDEAL, BALL MASON, BALL SPECIAL, BALL SURE SEAL and their BALL STANDARD (a type known as a wax sealer jar). Sometimes the story accuses ordinary housewives of having done the same thing if they were especially superstitious. This mark may be faint, and resembles a horseshoe or odd letter U. What age, etc? (See the chart farther down on this page). Is this a fake or reproduction? This design came at a time when the American government ruled metal lids as unhealthy stoppers. The fun color attracted consumers, so the producers stuck to it. Old mason jars are not the highest-priced antiques youll find but they are quite fascinating and beautiful. B in a diamond mark on inside of Star & Dewdrop master salt dish in vaseline glass, made in 1994. Just by the general look of your jar, I would guess it dates from sometime in the mid-1870s into the early 1890s, but that is just my guess. Up here in MT you are fortunate to find them for 4$ a piece. were made, and these jars have been used by home canners throughout much of the 20th century. Thus, the single digit numbered jars are more commonly found. I cant find anything on the Internet and I am very curious about the history behind this jar. 6 9.) The jar also has MADE IN U.S.A. on lower back end of jar. David. Smaller Ball Perfect Mason (Pint?). I would like more info on that one too. marks on antique bottles & fruit jars (Mississippi, Missouri, Modes), Milk Glass~ Vintage Cold Cream, Salve & Ointment Containers, N in a square mark Obear-Nester Glass Company, East St. Louis, IL, New Albany Glass Works, New Albany, Indiana (1867-1872), Newark Star Glass Works, Newark, Ohio (1873-1904), Ohio Valley Glass Company, Pleasant City, Ohio (1902-1905), Owens Bottle Company (O in a square mark), Reed & Company, Massillon, Ohio (1881-1904), Rawleighs W. T. Rawleighs / Freeport, Illinois, Robin in Tree childrens mug Bryce Brothers & Mosser Glass Company, S G mark on glass containers Saint-Gobain / Verallia, Southern Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky (1877-c.1885), Surname-oriented Antique Bottle Collecting, Target Balls (Antique Glass Target Balls), Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company (c.1904-1985), Vaseline Jars / Chesebrough Manufg Company, Wax Sealer Fruit Jars List of Primary Markings, Whitall Tatum Company, Millville, New Jersey, Whittemore Boston U.S.A. / Antique Shoe Polish Bottles, WEB LINKS to some other sites / other interests (Not glass-related). The embossed letters on the bottom clearly say Wine and on one end it looks like the infamous Ball logo. Also, thank you for including a link to your jar you are asking about. Further research on this jar shows that the Ball logo is post-1962. This perfect mason jar is easily recognizable by the Masons. 2) about how old it is, 2) and if it has lead in it? This is one of the aspects of collecting these jars that can be fun and intriguing (or boring to some!) Your guess is as good as mine! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Antique Mason Jars Value (Identification & Price Guides), Copper Jello Molds Value (Identification & Price Guides), Antique Rocking Chair Value (Identification & Price Guides). Hi I have a Ball jar that dates between 1933 -1962 based on the Ball logo. 3.) In the same way, a mold number (0-15) underneath the jar is meaningless. My question is that a mis print? 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. Good advice! 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. As a result, there are only 12 pieces of the first batch which makes them highly valued. Are there reproduction Ball porcelain lids? Any thoughts would be helpful. Yes, they are just pieces of glass used for conservation storage but they are incredibly useful for that both in the kitchen and in the basement. That jar factory was purchased by Ball Bros Glass Company in 1909 and closed down in 1911. Hopefully Stephen and other collectors can come up with better info from studying the information published there. I have several of the blue Mason jars and I am interested in selling them. Thescandal of counterfeited Ball Mason jarspassing as antiques rocked the community. It enabled me to date bottles back to. Although this brand was defective in 1858 when it came out, its a prized-collectible today. Hi David! The markings and characteristics are similar to the Pint size jars described above. Bless your heart for any time you have left over to address the inquiries you receive on your site. In the 1800s, the cork stopper was the widespread bottle closure. All antique Mason jars are glass forms. I have many many of these the Red Book (Leybourne) values them at $1-4 depending. Has B17 on front below PERFECT MASON and B17 on bottom of jar. 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. 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. 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. Thank you! A listing of many of the Ball Perfect Mason jar variations, including error jars, can be found in the Red Book, a price guide used by fruit jar collectors. Still, these hermetically sealed glass wonders can be priced by collectors if they are old enough or if they have some specific and rare features. Does anyone have any info about a 40 oz/5 cup blue ball jar we found today? Fortunately, mason jars are only about a century and a half old so dating them doesnt involve anything overly complicated and scientific. They have the words MADE IN U.S.A. on the back, and the glass manufacturers mark used by Ardagh Group embossed on the base. Examine the age signs and quality of the glass. Mold numbers are generally a number between zero and 15, and theyll sometimes have a letter included as well. There are unique words that signify the manufacturing year of a Ball Mason Jar. Kelli, Kelli, those jars were made by Root Glass Company of Terre Haute, Indiana. (If any readers have seen jars with letters AFTER H, please let us know! . And Im sure many of them were used over and over again for many decades! The letter/number on the base is a mold identifier, and doesnt really give us any info on maker or age. #9 on the bottom. The same goes for all jars with a yellowish tint. If you do an ebay search and zoom in and look at gobs of auction photos, I am sure you will see other, similar Ball Perfect Mason jars with various letters from A to H on the bottom. Over the years, Ball has introduced a variety of different jars that ca If you love vintage and antiques, then you've come to the right place. I want to be sure I found an original, not a replica. [I replied by direct email to this question, and received pics of her jar and the base. Sandra, please check your email, including any spam/trash folders. There are no other numbers on it. Typical value ranges for aqua are in the 5 to 15 dollar price range. Perhaps someone can elaborate more on the Roman numerals on those jars. There are likely other reasons. The main exceptions would be the more modern logos which have often remained in use for multiple decades. Your jar is not rare, but it is certainly not that common either. Most home canners would have paid little or no attention to the markings in the first place. Some of these colors might be known under other/different names depending on who is describing them! Their value is $2-3 so $2 is right. For those who still preserve, do not use older flat lids to process with. However, in your excitement, please remember to examine the details. Wow! The purple jars are made in pint and quart sizes). This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ball Ideal Patd July 14, 1908 This one has a glass lid and rubber ring (Quart?) The Ball ID article was outstanding! WebWeight: .41 Pounds. They began production of the centered Perfect sometime in 1915. Thatcher Glass MTC mark on emerald green beach glass shard from a juice bottle. There are several different base molds found so far, and some of them start with an H followed by three numbers. Also, the older jars tend to be somewhat thicker, heavier glass than the new, modern Ball jars. amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; Lots of them are still around, boxes of them having been found after long storage in pantries, closets, warehouses, etc, in never used condition. Again, the listing is such that all those sizes are catalogued under one jar identification number. 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 primary purpose of a mason jar was the storage of fruits and vegetables before the refrigerator became a thing. A number of error jars are found among the Ball Perfect Masons, including examples found with the embossing missing a letter (or letters), or with a word misspelled, such as PERFFCT, PEPRECT or PEREFCT. They are sold through Hearthmark (Jardens Home Brands). Most of the time, if youre lucky, the mason jars you find in your familys basement will be between $20 and $50 each. 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. Very close inspectionand comparison between different older jars (that may appear to be exactly the same) will show that it was very difficult, if not nearly impossible for all of the lettering (including the cursive Ball lettering and the block style lettering underneath) to be engraved absolutely identical from one mold to the next. Many slight variations are seen, with the exact lettering orientation just barely noticeably different from one example to another, such as the spacing, height, width, depth of cut, of individual letters. Quart, Hazel Atlas Company (1902-1964) And, they can still fetch you a nice price, either individually or in bulk. I dont know about the jar. Ball Perfect Mason with lines going down the sides (Quart). (See Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company page, for a brief summary of that glass company). It is logo 7, so 1933 to 1962. In other cases the molten glass was slightly cooler than it should have been, and did not fill in the engraving completely. For example, clear and pale jars are very common both now and 150 years ago. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. amzn_assoc_asins = "0891453474,077880139X,B014V7RSE8,B00P00ARBW"; The jar has what swirl marks on the bottom but also a line all the way from top to bottom. Take care and I hope this helps a bit, The glass lid is secured with an iron clamp. The B17 is probably a mold number, so that in itself gives us no information on age. Sign up for wikiHow's weekly email newsletter. 4) The BALL PERFECT MASON lettering is somewhat weaker and more sloppy or smeared in presentation, especially noticeable when comparing the new and old side-by-side. David. The bottom of the jar has the mold number A-3 on it. 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. I purchased a triple L Ball jar with a 13 mold number in Roman numerals. All of the LOGO 5 jars have only 2 Ls, not three. Web$2.99 2 Reviews 'Self Sealing' (Square) Pint $2.99 Vintage Kerr 'Self Sealing Trade Mark Reg.' OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. wikiHow's Content Management Team carefully monitors the work from our editorial staff to ensure that each article is backed by trusted research and meets our high quality standards. Some have a mold number 46 on the bottom, and they are almost certainly recent imports from China. Hello. BeadSpring. BALL logo, as seen on a BALL PERFECT MASON jar from the period c. 1910-1923. 6 people found this helpful. WebBall Perfect Mason Square Jar 1933-1962, Vintage Canning Jar SpoonRiverVintage (278) $9.90 More like this Antique Green Glass Crown Mason Jar Ground Lip Small Mouth Quart 10 Pearl Crown w Lid Faint Embossing Collection Clearance Rare Find PapillonArtBoutique (375) $23.97 $26.64 (10% off) More like this Scarce Vintage Ball Mason's Jar Carrying Case There are lots of rumors and stories that float around the country for many years, sometimes passed down from older people, and sometimes they have truth in them, sometimes not. JoAnn Moser. Cleaning antique mason jars isnt all that complicated as long as youre careful not to break them. I have various (old) Ball (Perfect Mason) jars used for storing dried foods, several are 1/2 gal. This one is different because the word BALL is in print not cursive. Each jar has unique features that make it better than others. There are probably other variations out there. They are no longer available but I have picked up a number of boxes at yard sales and vintage sales. If the logo is written in cursive lettering, the jar was made after 1895, which is when Ball switched from block letters to cursive. In general, mold numbers do not have any relevance to the worth of a particular 1858 jar, although some Hemingray 1858-type jars can be identified by their particular look of the mold numbers, very, very large and ornate on the base. At 2$ each Id grab all I could afford. Here is an article about the newer jars being made by Ardagh: https://www.ardaghgroup.com/news-centre/the-perfect-mason, NOTE: NEW BALL PERFECT MASON JARS BEING MADE IN 2019. (Photograph courtesy of Penny Garcia), (Photo courtesy Frances Riley, Prince Rupert, BC). I have a wide mouth half-gallon jar with the registered trademark symbol, says Genuine Sculptured Glass on the bottom, but is missing the B on the Ball logo. 1st line: 715-17 An Owen scar is a round thin sharp line at the bottom jar bottom. In some cases mold paste clogged up the engraving in the mold, causing a portion of the embossing to be missing or flattened. I mention those number-letter marked jars in the third paragraph under the subheading MOLDS in my article. One is pre-World War II (1904-1945), while the other is post-World War II (1946- mid1980). for Mason Jars and Mason Jar Accessories. ~David. Thank you for your interest, understanding and support! 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. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. For $150-$400, you can get an antique Cork-top, Ball lightning jar, Improved by Hero, Violet jar, Sun Jar, and Willoughby Topple. Hi Chip, As a small thank you, wed like to offer you a $30 gift card (valid at GoNift.com). Is this accurate? This piece measures 11 inches in diameter. I have answered other queries about those The Mason jars, either in the comments section of this page, or the comments under the MASONS PATENT NOV 30Th 1858 webpage. This jar has a rubber lid that melts under heat, thus creating a seal. I can say that the clear Ball Perfect Mason jars all date after 1937, when the color was changed from aqua or Ball Blue to clear glass. David. Instead, the base of the new jars is relatively smooth although there may be a faint, poorly defined mold seam. 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. ISBN-10 : 9990394032. 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