Who Collects Preserves Bottles and Jars?

[Harry Pristis]

I just acquired these blue jars to go with my green examples. These have rolled lips and pontil scars. On the blue jars, the pontil scars have been ground off - evidence of their (relatively-high) value when made. The blue jars are probably druggist jars.

 

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[ruccello]

Harry, nice collection - you have great glass - always nice to look at, thanks for showing. I just saw your Skilton Foote pickle bottles and thought I would post mine. Dug these 2 pickles about a month ago. I just love the Skilton Foote bottles, great graphics on a beautiful jar. This is the smaller one - 5.5", is yours the larger?

Richard

 

[Harry Pristis]

Richard . . . Excellent little pickle jars both . . . but, the Bunker Hill jar is a real stand-out! I've never had one in colorless/aqua glass.

In my image the smaller bottle (square, amber) is 6.6" tall, so the yellow example is around eight inches tall.

 

[epackage]

Hi again harry, you have some impressive glass. Here is a tall Olive Jar I own, it's about 18" tall....another I am considering selling on e-bay like the amber demijohn.....Jim

 

[Harry Pristis]

Hi again harry, you have some impressive glass. Here is a tall Olive Jar I own, it's about 18" tall....another I am considering selling on e-bay like the amber demijohn.....Jim

Thank you, Tom. At 18" that is a prodigious olive jar! But, to which amber demijohn are you referring? How about showing us.

 

[epackage]

It's pictured in your wine bottle thread.......Jim

 

[Harry Pristis]

It's pictured in your wine bottle thread.......Jim

Yes, Yes, Jim. I see it. What a nice bottle!

Your bottle reminds me of one that I think of as being made at the Westford Glass Works in Connecticut. It's mostly guesswork, but Westford is noted for the red-amber color of its glass.

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[epackage]

I wasn't really sure and happened to see two on e-bay almost exactly like mine and the one you pictured, the two on e-bay both stated they were Stoddard. Like I said, I collect Paterson New Jersey bottles but I was able to pick this up at a great price so I grabbed it up, still deciding whether or not to keep it, it reallt is a beauty......Jim...I'll keep your info about Westford in case i decide to sell it.

 

[DigginThePast]

Harry - Great photos of your fine collection and outstanding information as always. Thanks for sharing both!

 

[Erdspiegel]

A small tube jar for horse raddish,105 mm high,content 60 gr.
I do find them very often,but without any embossing.

Now here's shown a woman in typical 'Spreewald' folklore dress:

 

[Harry Pristis]

A small tube jar for horse raddish,105 mm high,content 60 gr.
I do find them very often,but without any embossing.

Now here's shown a woman in typical 'Spreewald' folklore dress:

That's interesting, 'Erdspiegel'. I had not heard of the Spreewald; it sounds like an interesting place. Thanks for expanding my world.

Here's more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreewald

 

[Erdspiegel]

A small tube jar for horse raddish,105 mm high,content 60 gr.
I do find them very often,but without any embossing.

Now here's shown a woman in typical 'Spreewald' folklore dress:

That's interesting, 'Erdspiegel'. I had not heard of the Spreewald; it sounds like an interesting place. Thanks for expanding my world.

Here's more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreewald

That's it.
Spreewald region delivers gherkins,salats,vegetable oils and pickles to Berlin.

Here's a pickles jar.21,5 cm high,hexagonal shape

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here is my latest acquisition. It's a really dark example. I have no reluctance to call it black glass.

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[Harry Pristis]

Here's a recent acquisition in a yellowish olive-amber. Anyone here have an idea of age and origin of this pontil-scarred, rolled-lip jar?

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[gleaner1]

Here's a recent acquisition in a yellowish olive-amber. Anyone here have an idea of age and origin of this pontil-scarred, rolled-lip jar?

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Harry that looks like it could be modern decorative item.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Harry that looks like it could be modern decorative item.

Anyone else here have an opinion on age and origin of this jar? Anyone, besides 'gleaner1,' think the jar may be a modern decorative item?

 

[gleaner1]

Harry, what the heck is that freaky bubbly pontiled thingy? If you don't know what it is, nobody knows.

 

[unclemac]

how about this one?...what do you think it held? I dug it out of the sand a few years back on an isolated beach known for early west coast settler sites.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Harry, what the heck is that freaky bubbly pontiled thingy? If you don't know what it is, nobody knows.

LOL. 'Gleaner1' is the clever and bold one among us. This very attractive jar is modern, blown in the manner of Biot glass (Biot, near Cannes on the "French Riviera"). Here's the scoop from Wikipedia:

Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located near Antibes, between Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean.

Biot was a pottery centre from the beginning of the 16th century until the 18th century. In the middle of the 20th century, Biot once again became famous for its decorative pottery and glasswork.

Biot is well known for its glassblowers and bubble glass products. Eloi Monod started the village's glass-blowing tradition.

Way to go, 'gleaner1' . . . a Golden Kudo to you!

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[gleaner1]

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 .