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Object NamePreserving Jar with Cap

Maker Hero Fruit Jar Company

Maker Hero Glass Works

Made FromNon-lead Glass, zinc

Date1880-1890

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Philadelphia

TechniqueMold-blown, pressed

SizeOverall H: 18.5 cm; (a) Jar H: 18 cm, Diam: 10 cm

Accession Number52.4.105

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPreserving Jar with Cap. Aquamarine, opaque white non-lead glass; mold-blown, pressed. (a) Barrel shape; with ground lip, screw threads on neck, mold seam on each side; obverse embossed: "MASON'S/PATENT/NOV 30TH/ 1858"; base embossed: "PAT NOV 26 67" in a circle around "133". (b) Zinc cap with pressed opaque white glass liner, embossed: "BOYD'S GENUINE PORCELAIN LINED" around a Hero cross lettered HFJ Co. in arms.
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