Cool little jar

[SkyPirate]

Has anyone ever seen a jar like this? Any idea what it's from and how old it may be?
The glass has a slight brownish tint in it, there are no markings on the bottom or anywhere else. It's about 4" tall, the lid diameter is about 1 7/8", the bottom is half flat and half angles upward. There is an imprint of a man with a bowtie and 3 buttoned jacket on it. I found this at a bottle dump in the woods today. There were old beer cans around it that had no pull tops and were opened with a can opener, I couls barely make out the words on the beer cans. Thanks for the help!

 

[Letsgethammered]

The only thing that goes against it being a childs product for me (candy , peanut butter , etc) is that the figure portrayed on the jar looks rather glum.In fact that appears to be a frown on his face.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

The one my mom had was small, too. But, you weren't supposed to stick your hand in it, you were supposed to pick it up and put some candy into your hand. (so my grubby little hands weren't in the jar)

It's still a nice find, whatever it was for!

B

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I have a hard time visualizing the size of this too but 4 inches tall is about the size of my coffee cup! Isnt that too small for a cookie/candy jar?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The only thing that goes against it being a childs product for me (candy , peanut butter , etc) is that the figure portrayed on the jar looks rather glum.In fact that appears to be a frown on his face.

pickles maybe?

 

[texan connection]

4" tall ohhh, i think you got a fat guy on a toboggan.. maybe a medicine jar

 

[trikikiwi]

FROWNING FAT MAN FIGURAL MUSTARD JAR EDWARDS CLEVELAND


http://tinyurl.com/ygzarqh

Mike

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

FROWNING FAT MAN FIGURAL MUSTARD JAR EDWARDS CLEVELAND
http://tinyurl.com/ygzarqh

Mike

Great ID trikiwi!

 

[trikikiwi]

Cheers BigCy - and it is a cool little jar

Mike

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

That would make alot of sense - especially since it tips forward - they used to have special relish and mustard knives and spoons to dip out the goodies!

Still a cool find!

B

 

[texan connection]

Well Ill be, good ID

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I have seen that jar before if my memory serves me correctly it's a mustard jar.

Wolverine.

Credit also to Wolverine.

 

[SkyPirate]

FROWNING FAT MAN FIGURAL MUSTARD JAR EDWARDS CLEVELAND



http://tinyurl.com/ygzarqh

Mike

Awsome! I knew sombody out there had one. Any idea what the age is? Thanks again

 

[SkyPirate]

It's a pen holder on my desk now!

 

[SkyPirate]

FROWNING FAT MAN FIGURAL MUSTARD JAR EDWARDS CLEVELAND



http://tinyurl.com/ygzarqh

Mike

Wow, who knew something I picked out of a dump could be worth $20.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Yea, I know what you are saying, but, it really is a mustard spoon - just because it has other uses, doesn't make it not a mustard spoon


I have several of them - all from my grandparents. I can remember Sunday dinners, each little jar had its own little spoon.

Dollar bills weren't made to make "collars" for heroine addict's needles, either, but, they do have more than one use

Back in "the day", they had a fork, spoon and knife for every single thing.


Beth

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Dollar bills weren't made to make "collars" for heroine addict's needles, either, but, they do have more than one use

Back in "the day", they had a fork, spoon and knife for every single thing.


Beth

I never heard the collar thing. Thats a new one for me.

We used to have a special spoon for the cat food. It was an ugly bent spoon with the silver plating wore off and everyone in the family knew it was the cats spoon and us kids wouldnt use it for eating, even if it was the last spoon in the drawer.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

My ex-brother-in-law was a heavy duty heroine addict back in the 60's. (back when a nickle bag was really 5 bucks, and enough heroine to get high more than once).

He (and some of his friends) would make their own sets of "works". Where the needle attached to the barrel of the needle, it would get loose after the first few uses. He would tear a dollar bill into a skinny strip, wrap it around the barrel and squeeze the needle on top of it. When the "mix" would seep, it would seep into the "collar", and he would collect them after the "hits". After he had a few of them, he'd do something with them, and cook them and strain them, and he'd be able to have enough to get an extra hit off of it. (that was in the days of glass barrels, instead of the plastic ones they use today-now they just use diabetic needles- but most, not all of them, are plastic, and don't leak).

Just a note - he doesn't do drugs anymore - in fact, he became one of the founders of Phoenix House in NYC. (which was one of the very first drug rehab centers in the country based on an AA type facility. (again, back in the 60's)

Beth

 

[SkyPirate]

My ex-brother-in-law was a heavy duty heroine addict back in the 60's. (back when a nickle bag was really 5 bucks, and enough heroine to get high more than once).

He (and some of his friends) would make their own sets of "works". Where the needle attached to the barrel of the needle, it would get loose after the first few uses. He would tear a dollar bill into a skinny strip, wrap it around the barrel and squeeze the needle on top of it. When the "mix" would seep, it would seep into the "collar", and he would collect them after the "hits". After he had a few of them, he'd do something with them, and cook them and strain them, and he'd be able to have enough to get an extra hit off of it. (that was in the days of glass barrels, instead of the plastic ones they use today-now they just use diabetic needles- but most, not all of them, are plastic, and don't leak).

Just a note - he doesn't do drugs anymore - in fact, he became one of the founders of Phoenix House in NYC. (which was one of the very first drug rehab centers in the country based on an AA type facility. (again, back in the 60's)

Beth

What's this got to do with my post?

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Me, too - sorry.

It's a mustard jar.

B

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

21st century mustard jar.