Complete Newb, tons of glass.

[ememily2004]

Afternoon all,

I was exploring a family farm house built in 1848 and found a room full of glass jars in the basement. Some I know are crap from the family using the house as storage. Once I starting moving the more recent adds I found boxes of mason, alcohol, and cleaner glass jars. I doubt anything is really worth anything, but where do i start looking for identifiers? Is there a nice reference website or a book? I did a little searching online and most sites are unorganized and hard to gain information. We have clear, blue, yellow, green jars. Glass lids, metal lids that have oxidized, some screw on some have the wire that holds the glass lids.

Thanks for any information in advance.

Emily

 

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[Harry Pristis]

Post some images here, Emily. There are some savvy jar collectors on this forum.

 

[bottles10]

need pictures

 

[surf]

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Hello Emily,

Welcome to TNet. How exciting! A brand new to you bottle room, fresh for the exploring.

There's "identifiers" embossed, and in the making marks on all of those bottles and jars. Posting some good photos, in natural light, could show us somewhat of what you've found, and allow us to have a bit of show & tell, and direct you to relevant sites or books.

I'm assuming you don't know anything about bottles & glass. Learning about them takes a minute, or 2.

Here's hoping you'll document this house find, and show & tell like crazy. I'd enjoy that, I know, and I'm sure there's oodles of others that would too.

Meanwhile, on the great bottle destinations in Internetville front; Historic Bottle Website - Homepage is a must see. Tell em I sent ya.

There's some fruit jar links that might prove educational, over here>> Collecting Antique Fruit Jars

 

[digging440yrs]

WOULD LOVE TO SEE A PICTURE--ESPECIALY THE BLUE AND YELLOW ONES, THOSE ARE GREAT COLORS. BUT ALOT DEPENDS ON IF THEY ARE EMBOSSED OR NOT, AGE, CONDITION, YOU NEVER KNOW YOU MAY HAVE SOME GOOD ONES---POST SOME PICTURES AND GOOD LUCK

 

[QueenTraci]

I am fairly new as well but there is a website where you can look up the markings on the bottom of the bottles...

http://www.glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-3/

Hope this helps...