6 people found this helpful. I described them in the text on this page. This particular bottle was made at plant number 7 (Alton, Illinois). There is a small circled R underneath the BALL logo on the front of the new jars. I would like to refrigerate cold juice or leftover liquid coffee in it, if it has no lead in it. David. More valuable jars include the amber E-Z Seal jars made around 1910. The difference in size is because of the prohibition era. Are My Old Stamps Worth Anything? If there is NO BASE WEAR at all on an 1858 jar, it is probably a new, imported repro jar. I found a clear ball jar with 41 on the bottom. I found a jar that is a Masons patent Nov. 30 th 1858 tha has a number on the bottom that appears to be 113. $5-8.00, Aqua Atlas E-Z Seal Luiz, Im sorry but I dont have specific information on that jar. Your particular jar variation is listed as #2711 in the Redbook fruit jar guide used by serious jar collectors. Hope this helps. Your jar (and its many variants) are listed from #279 to #296-10 in the Redbook used by antique jar collectors. Julie, 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. When I first wrote most of the text for this page, the only Heritage jars in production were the aqua-blue colored Ball Perfect Mason jars issued in 2013 for the 1913 100th anniversary of the Ball Perfect Mason. The rubber from the jar lids deteriorated in the water bath and the jars did not stay sealed. The jar has grips but no measurements. Ball Perfect Mason jars were made utilizing steel molds as part of ABM (Automatic Bottle Machine) i.e. 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. Pristine condition! And shipping costs has to be accounted for when scrutinizing ebay final bid prices. Triple L Large Seeds BIRCH LEAF pattern milk glass cream pitcher Unknown Maker. Some variants have vertical raised lines (ribs or grips) along the sides, added to assist in handling the jars while they are wet. It is unlike my other mason jars. There are probably other variations out there. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 712,745 times. In some cases the mold engraver actually made an error and did not engrave a word, name or phrase correctly, but I dont think that is the case here. $25-30.00, Lightning Registered U.S. Patent Filed My grandfather gave me this jar with Ball perfect mason made in usa (A9) . Wow! I run into old moonshine stills all the time. I have a blue Ball perfect mason jar with what looks like a capital I with a line underneath it. And, if you have a full basement full of mason jars your grandmother used to use for vinegar, jam, peaches, or her old weird recipe, its not that unlikely that more than one of them has some extra value in the eyes of collectors. This is on the base of a small green glass jar, perhaps for an ointment. After all, Mason jars looked like short wine bottles. Im just wondering if this is a valuable flaw before posting for sale. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; It is a number 7. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "adigirhea06-20"; amzn_assoc_asins = "0891453474,077880139X,B014V7RSE8,B00P00ARBW"; I doubt thats true, but you never know! Kylan, This covers info on many brands of fruit jars besides Ball. I have several of the blue Mason jars and I am interested in selling them. Thanks, Karen, there are many slightly different BALL PERFECT MASON jars and I am not familiar with many of them. Virtually all sand worldwide contains trace quantities of iron. I cleaned out my parents barn in Indiana last month and found my Grandmothers canning jars. As a result, there are only 12 pieces of the first batch which makes them highly valued. How can you tell if a mason jar is vintage? I have absolutely no connection with the current distributors of any fruit jars, including those marked BALL or any other brand name. (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). 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 havent studied this question in depth and dont know if other letters are also commonly seen!) This site is about background historical information for glass collectors. Is it hand blown or factory made? I have a few of them that I bought in the 70s for my jelly. My grandmother gave me many Ball fruit/ perfect mason jars. ", http://www.minnetrista.net/blog/2013/06/27/ball-family-history/how-to-date-a-ball-jar/, http://www.livinghomegrown.com/dating-old-canning-jars/, http://www.weststpaulantiques.com/galleryofjars.html, http://www.bottlepickers.com/bottle_articles188.htm, http://www.glassbottlemarks.com/ball-perfect-mason-jars, http://www.glassbottlemarks.com/ball-perfect-mason-jars/, http://www.countryliving.com/shopping/antiques/a36246/canning-jars-collectors-guide/. Check for aging marks along the base of the Mason jar. Hopefully someone who collects them can chime in and offer more info for you. P.S. Often there is a cursive BALL logo on the bottom. Later on, the Ball manufacturing company added other colors to the design. For instance, ALL BALL PERFECT MASON jars are machine-made. ~David. Small sellers accomplish momentous things, individuals can inspire millions, and one product can change a person's life. The jar has no embossing on the sides only a K on the bottom and is in excellent shape, no cracks, chips or blemishes. #8 on the bottom. Please send pics to my email address (noted on bottom right of any page on this site) and I will see if I can be of any help. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge. Longtime, knowledgeable (Serious) Ball fruit jar collectors might be able to give us better information on dating, and I invite anyone landing on this page to chime in if they have ANY clues to help narrow down this age range. The bottom of the A is more pointed than curved. The company started making mason jars back in 1880, and many people today still use these for canning, or collect the jars as a hobby. Because it's one of the more iconic products of all time, many people are fascinated to know the history behind the ageless invention. You never know what you will find. And, yes, Im guilty of getting into the habit of calling them porcelain liners just because of the wording on many of the discs, even though technically they are not made of porcelain (except perhaps for a few very early liners, circa 1869). The jars with grips were introduced in about 1933. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; This works because we know which logos were used during which periods so that alone is usually enough to give us a dating approximation of a few years or a couple of decades at most. This design came at a time when the American government ruled metal lids as unhealthy stoppers. The same number (#351) appears in the accompanying REDBOOK price guide (The Collectors Guide to Old Fruit Jars). I have picked a masons jar patent Nov. 30th 1858 with an H362 on the bottom, can you tell me anything about it? amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; As can be readily discovered, there were many different sets of molds used over a period of many years, with this same series of (up to) 16 numbers used over and over again to identify the molds being used on aparticular machine. It is a type that shows up occasionally at antique jar and bottle shows and on ebay. Web$2.99 2 Reviews 'Self Sealing' (Square) Pint $2.99 Vintage Kerr 'Self Sealing Trade Mark Reg.' There is stippling or knurling (a pattern of raised dots) present along the contact surface/perimeter of the base. It is clear. However, in your excitement, please remember to examine the details. [I replied by direct email to this question, and received pics of her jar and the base. They hold approximately 8 oz. Among them were several Blue or Aqua (?) 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