Nice Newark NJ crock....

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A guy from Facebook contacted me regarding this Newark NJ crock, it's not what he collects and he figured I would be interested since it's not far from Paterson. He threw a number at me and I was on the fence about it and asked him to give me a few days to think about it, he said sure, no problem. Then the next day one popped up on Ebay, he sent me the link just in case I wanted to see what the masses thought it was worth. The one on Ebay had a few chips and a hairline crack right through the script and sold for almost double what he offered the jug to me for, so when I emailed him and asked if he still wanted to stick to his price he told me "Yes, that's the price I was asking and I'm a man of my word."

You have to love a guy like that, so it was a no brainer for me, it should be here tomorrow. J. Reitzel was a grocer in Newark and I'm assuming this was a pickle crock...

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Your crocks are so much different than ours out here , older. Congrats on your newest addition !

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

He was a true man, great score Epackage.

 

[yakker]

NICE! How big is that baby? 2-3-4 gallons? I only see the broken pieces- heartbreaking, really. But I don't shop- or actively seek them out. I just bump around the coastline dumps, hoping for the best. Have found whole ones, but no writing, and nothing- NOTHING like anything in your collection. And that guy- the seller- a man of excellent character, I'd say! Yak

 

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NICE! How big is that baby? 2-3-4 gallons? I only see the broken pieces- heartbreaking, really. But I don't shop- or actively seek them out. I just bump around the coastline dumps, hoping for the best. Have found whole ones, but no writing, and nothing- NOTHING like anything in your collection. And that guy- the seller- a man of excellent character, I'd say! Yak

11-1/2" tall and 8-1/2" wide, maybe 1.5-2 galllons