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Object NamePreserving Jar with Cap

Maker Hero Fruit Jar Company

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Zinc

Date1884-1900

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Philadelphia

TechniqueMold-blown, pressed

SizeOverall H: 23 cm; (a) Jar H: 22.3, Diam: 11.4 cm

Accession Number52.4.67 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPreserving Jar with Cap. Light green, opaque white non-lead glasses; mold-blown, pressed. (a) Barrel shape; with ground lip; screw threads on neck, mold seams on each side; obverse embossed: "MASON'S/PATENT/NOV 30TH/ 1858", with Hero cross with HFJ Co. monogram above "MASON"; base embossed "PAT NOV 26 67" around "G1". (b) Zinc cap with pressed opaque white glass liner, embossed: "GENUINE BOYD CAP/FOR MASON JARS".
Provenance

Source Charles A. Southwick - 1952-06-30