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    Posted 1 year ago

    Babygirl27…
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    Is the logo on the B for Ball an error? I can’t find any Ball logo that makes a circle as the B ends. Also how old is it. The seam comes straight up as it would be machine made but I don’t . Do I have a valuable jar?

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 1 year ago
      Looks kinda like #7?

      https://www.pinterest.com/pin/identify-production-period-of-your-ball-jars-in-2023--12736811439297370/
    2. keramikos, 1 year ago
      Hi, Babygirl27942165. :-)

      That Ball logo image at Pinterest that dav2no1 linked appears to have its origins in a 1997 publication by somebody named Vivian Kath, and republished by her husband after her death:

      https://books.google.com/books/about/Granny_Kath_s_Kitchen.html?id=DhtWnQEACAAJ

      https://www.si.edu/object/archives/components/sova-nmah-ac-1061-ref83

      I don't see any Ball logos anywhere that look exactly like yours. Additionally, that embossed patent information on the other side is a bit unusual, because it lists only the year, and not the month and day.

      Just for drill, here is that patent:

      https://patents.google.com/patent/US22186/en

      I'm definitely no expert; however, it's possible that what you have is not an authentic Ball jar.

      You might try contacting one of the experts:

      https://sha.org/contact-us/
    3. keramikos, 1 year ago
      Hi again, Babygirl27942165.

      A better point of contact within the sha dot org site (be advised that he doesn't address questions of value, which is not an uncommon phenomenon):

      https://sha.org/bottle/faqs.htm#Do%20you%20respond%20to%20questions%20about%20bottles

      A reference that gets cited a lot, but seems to have numerous versions/editions and authors is the Red Book of Fruit Jars:

      https://www.isbns.net/search/?query=the+red+book+of+fruit+jars

      https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3Athe+red+book+fruit+jars

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