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Object NamePreserving Jar with Cap

Maker Hero Fruit Jar Company

Made FromNon-lead Glass, zinc

Date1880-1890

TechniqueMold-blown, pressed

SizeOverall H: 18.6 cm; (a) Jar H: 18.1 cm, Diam: 9.7 cm

Accession Number52.4.114

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States, PA, Philadelphia

Physical DescriptionPreserving Jar with Cap. Aquamarine, opaque white non-lead glasses; mold-blown, pressed. (a) Barrel shape; with ground lip, screw threads on neck, mold seam on each side, embossed: "MASON'S/PATENT/NOV. 30TH/1858" on side; base embossed "PAT NOV 26 67" in a circle around "17". (b) Zinc cap with opaque white liner embossed "BOYD'S GENUINE PORCELAIN LINED CAP".
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