Posted 14 years ago
Vontrike
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No. 72 Pat. in US. Dec. 22, 1903 July 17, 1906 38. This is on the bottom of this jar, read from the inside. I was digging around under my Grandmothers porch in WV when I found this when I was about 15. That was 36 years ago. Anyway, I had asked my Dad about it, and he told me he had used it as a toy when he was a kid playing under there. He was born in 1917. It is my favorite piece of glass I own.
I also just found this same glass in the ground yesterday and i was woundering if you knew more about it and if its worth anything?
i have the same jar,and would like to know if is wor
th anything
I have never looked into it's value,,but this one is priceless to me.
These are a fairly common trash pit find. Almost every one I have ever found has chips or cracks. Most have base embossing but some do not have any print there. Must have been a brittle glass formula. I think they were for jelly products. An original tin lid for one would be very tough to find and be likely worth much more than the jar to a collector. The value of the jar is likely only a buck or two.
Thanks for the information JSmed. I used to love digging dumps, but all the ones I used to dig are on posted land now.
I had forgotten that I had a box of these preserve jars with tin lids found at a country estate auction one time. I decided to do some research on them and found some ID information for the type you describe. I posted some info and pics on my show and tell items.
Thanks JSmed.
Hi! Is this glass safe to drink from? Thanks
Hi, Evokejoy. :-)
Is the particular piece of glassware seen in this post safe to drink from? I'd say "No," because there's a big chip in the rim.
FYI, here's one of those patents:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US747451A/en
Are glass vessels similar to this jelly jar safe to drink from?
Generally, clean, old glass in good condition should be safe to drink from, with obvious exceptions like old medicine bottles, etc.
This jelly jar probably doesn't have lead in it, because it isn't crystal, so this probably isn't a concern:
https://www.becausehealth.org/vintage-dishware-lead-2648946105.html
On the other hand, you don't know what else besides jelly might have been stored in it.
The glass of the jelly jar in this post appears to be etched through use, difficult to sanitize because of the etching, and would not be not microwave safe.
Ultimately, I'd say that it's your call to make on a given piece of vintage glassware, but that's just my non-expert opinion.
Would any of our resident glass experts care to weigh in on this question?