Who Collects Preserves Bottles and Jars?

[Harry Pristis]

Actually Harry, I really did not know for certain what the heck it was, and I was trying to mentally prepare myself for the moment that you revealed that it was an early pickle blown in a famous New England glasshouse, and found in an attic in Worcester MA .

That's alright, 'gleaner1' . . . you may keep the Golden Kudo anyway. No need to deconstruct serendipity. Thanks for participating.

 

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[antlerman23]

here is one I got recently. it is open pontiled from the 1850s. it is one of my favorite pontiled bottles

 

[gleaner1]

Antlerman, put a shine on that one.

 

[antlerman23]

I would, but it has FANTASTIC iridescence that this picture doesn't show very well. you can see a little bit of pink in the picture.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here is a pair that I photographed today. These are one-liter/quart canning jars from France.

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Let's see some more jars!

 

[Mich. Wolverine]

These are a couple of ones that I have found. The canning jar is somewhat rare and the jar on the left might be a pickle jar but I am not sure.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Wow! That right jar has everything a collector might want in embossing! Nice one!

 

[undertaker]

Here's one I found in a antique shop. The price was so low I thought it was a repro. Found out it wasn't. Didn't matter I like the whittle and color so I would have bought it anyway.

 

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Jars with Paterson heritages...

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here's one I found in a antique shop. The price was so low I thought it was a repro. Found out it wasn't. Didn't matter I like the whittle and color so I would have bought it anyway.

I have one like that, I think. They are phenomenal bottles! Think about the utensil required to remove individual gherkins or giardinera from the bottle.

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[Harry Pristis]

Jars with Paterson heritages...

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That first I.R. bottle looks very crude, epackage. Tell us again what I.R. represents. Again, the variety of Paterson bottles is amazing.

 

[epackage]

That first I.R. bottle looks very crude, epackage. Tell us again what I.R. represents. Again, the variety of Paterson bottles is amazing.

The I.R. is for Isaac Reckhow Harry, he started in NYC in the 1840's and was located in the area which later became the heart of the World Trade Center. He was in partnership with a man by the last name of Vincent, here is an ad from 1845...



The bulbous jar is believed to be an oyster jar, the tall one for pickles(gherkins), I have a record of that one being found in California with a lead label, mine was dug in a 49er gold camp. He came to Paterson in 1875 and went into business under the name Reckhow Preserving Company until 1881.(R.P. Co. is found on the bottom of the green jar pictured above)

He was bought out by the Paterson Pickle Co. in 1882, and they went on to use the Statue of Liberty as their company symbol.

 

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Harry you'll also notice that these two jar appear on the trade card of the picnic...

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[Harry Pristis]

Here are two examples of early 1800s canning jars from France. These are without any mold seams and have pontil scars. Every jar is different.

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[MuckyBottles]

Got quite a few pickling/food storage bottles..this is my most recent addition..Skilton&Foote Bunker Hill Pickle

 

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Got quite a few pickling/food storage bottles..this is my most recent addition..Skilton&Foote Bunker Hill Pickle
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Now all you need is the 60 or so size and color variants...

 

[MuckyBottles]

Now all you need is the 60 or so size and color variants...

I usually don't do food jars...more into beer/bitters/sodas and inks...pontiled being a plus

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here's an image I made this morning. It's one of my favorite bottles:

That's red sealing-wax on the lip of the jar.​

 

[unclemac]

what is your first bottle Harry?..the one that started you?

 

[Harry Pristis]

what is your first bottle Harry?..the one that started you?

Coincidentally, my first saved bottle is one that fits this thread.

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It's a 1940s or 1950s cottage cheese jar which I found snorkeling in a flooded limestone quarry near Lamont, Illinois.

I grew up in Chicago, drinking Bowman Dairy milk. When I found the jar, I wasn't drinking milk any longer, but I was back working in Chicago after years living elsewhere while in the military. There was something nostalgic about the jar.

Then there was the bold embossing, the stout construction, and the perfect condition of this jar that appealed to me. I kept it for years before I got serious about collecting bottles. It's on my shelf now, among other, much older jars and bottles. Thanks for asking.

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