9 talking about this. Aqua Mason’s Patent Nov. 30th 1858 Quart, Shoulder Seal, c. 1890-1915 $15-18.00. Items include vintage medicinal bottles and jars, oil bottles, syrup and soda bottles, and general antique advertising glass pieces. "Red book #9" is an illustrated price guide that's packed with 400+ pages of listings for over 5500 fruit jars. Below you will find a free auction based price guide for antique bottles and jars. Mason's Patent Nov 30th 1858 fruit jars It likely dates from the mid-1880's to 1900. Before 1915 mason jars were made from blown rather than molded glass. Antique Mason Canning Jars. The same number (#351) appears in the accompanying REDBOOK price guide (“The Collector’s Guide to Old Fruit Jars”). Finally got that new Edition we've all been waiting for! Aqua Atlas Strong Shoulder Mason Quart, Bead or Ledge Seal, c. 1920 Hazel Atlas Company (1902-1964) $10-12.00. VALUE: $150. ~ RED BOOK #12 VALUE AND IDENTIFICATION GUIDE ~ Finally got that new Edition we've all been waiting for! An antique Ball brand perfect Mason jar sold on eBay for about $80, likely because its deep olive green color is relatively rare. CORK-TOP JAR. This type of jar is listed as #1939 in the “Redbook” of fruit jars often consulted by collectors. Antique advertising collectors decorate their homes, garages, barns and offices with these pieces. As a very necessary tool in the kitchen, the canning jar helped many families make use of harvests well into winter and beyond. The unique topper makes it of note today. The short production window gives it considerable cache. 1. The Red Book is an illustrated price guide to fruit jars. The Atlas lid … This unmarked, mid- 1800s model featured cork, which did little to preserve its contents. This chart shows how the label for the Ball jar company, which started producing mason jars in 1885, has changed over time. UPSIDE-DOWN JAR BY BALL. There are other slightly different variants of that jar also (this is just one example)!" Again, the listing is such that all those sizes are catalogued under one jar identification number. 12 offers many needed updates, hundreds of new additions and many, many minor revisions. Jars that carry this date may have actually been manufactured as late as 1920. Each listing contains a short description, which includes color, size and price. 2. I’m using an older version of the accompanying “Redbook” price guide so I don’t have up-to-date information on values. Issued only from 1900 to 1910, this jar could double as a dispenser for a coffee grinder. Blown glass jars are more valuable than molded ones. Antique Atlas Canning Jar. The jars are listed in alphabetical order and by catalog number for easy reference. Edition No. Blown glass jars have a round raised area, or pontil scar, on the bottom while molded glass exhibits telltale mold seams. Aqua Mason’s Patent Quart, Shoulder Seal, c.1875-1900 Number of small seeds $15-18.00. According to Country Living , an upside-down Ball canning jar designed to rest on its lid is relatively rare and made between 1900 and 1910. This book is very handy and lists a large selection of fruit jars. Red Book No. 11 offers many needed updates, 500 new additions and revisions. Learn about values with this vintage canning jar price guide, including manufacturers, dates, and prices. Sep 22, 2017 - This is a price guide. My own mother canned everything from mint jelly to beans to peaches in syrup. Bottles and Jars. The The famous jars were used by many a wife and mother to can and preserve food.