Listing # 11698
| Listing Format: | Auction |
| Current price : | $5,986.00 |
| Starting bid: | $300.00 |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| # of bids: | 60 |
| Closes: | Auction is closed |
| Location: | USA |
| Started: | 2/8/2016 6:00:00 PM |
| Ended: | 2/18/2016 7:10:53 PM |
| Seller: |
North American Glass
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| High Bidder(s): | flatbaby |
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Size: MIDGET PINT
Color: AQUAMARINE
Closure: unlined zinc cap "TRADE MARK ALWAYS RELIABLE SMSCo" with tall side lug
Appearance: shiny glass
Condition: Has a very thin chip on the heel as shown, and there is a small reflective ding within the glass on the right shoulder as shown. Excellent ground lip with very little flaking.
Embossing: strong
Base: perfectly flat base is unmarked
Age: c1858
Availability: Extremely rare, only a handful of these are known. This version, with MASONS embossed in a straight line instead of an arch, is considered to be the very first in the so-called "Crowleytown" series of Mason style jars and the first to employ John Mason's patented screw cap. The sharply-squared heel shape was an overlooked design flaw in these earliest jars, which led to many examples incurring heel damage during normal use.
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