Is this an error?

[No gold in NY]

My favorite three loop jar and the I in Improved is missing. Caught this when cleaning it up.

 

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[dig deeper now]

I have a dozen of the lids in a box got from a garage estate sale, just happened by so stopped in. In its original box .

 

[diggummup]

Yup sure is. Nice old jar. Here's my favorite no loop, a little newer than yours...

 

[No gold in NY]

Yup sure is. Nice old jar. Here's my favorite no loop, a little newer than yours...

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Is it the light, or is it really that green?

 

[galenrog]

The only explanation is the “I” in the mold was filled. If you check carefully, you are likely to find at least a little distortion where the “I” should be.

Time for more coffee.

 

[diggummup]

Is it the light, or is it really that green?

Yeah, it's pretty green. Definitely not an olive.

 

[No gold in NY]

The only explanation is the “I” in the mold was filled. If you check carefully, you are likely to find at least a little distortion where the “I” should be.

Time for more coffee.

Nope! looked at all angles and different light reflections and from the back. The glass is as smooth as a babies cheek.

 

[galenrog]

Still, a filled mold is the only explanation.

Time for more coffee.

 

[2screwed]

Still, a filled mold is the only explanation.

Time for more coffee.

Not the only explanation, the mold maker probably simply forgot to add the I. Mold errors on old glass are not uncommon, missing letters, misspelled words, backwards and even an upside down letter have been known to happen.

 

[Goldenplug]

Yes this is a known error, in fact....I too have dug one. I will post it when I get back from my cross country trip.

 

[Goldenplug]

Actually... no need to go home. I have actually posted about this on treasure.net a few years ago... here are some screen shots of my jar..

 

[2screwed]

Here is probably the granddaddy of all mold errors, this mold maker had a really bad day.

 

[No gold in NY]

Not the only explanation, the mold maker probably simply forgot to add the I. Mold errors on old glass are not uncommon, missing letters, misspelled words, backwards and even an upside down letter have been known to happen.

That's what I think. Perhaps they work backward on the words. When it came to the I, it was time to go home or for lunch, or... then someone came along and collected the molds.

 

[Dug]

Here is probably the granddaddy of all mold errors, this mold maker had a really bad day.

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