Glass Jars Reveal
(Continued from Page B 4)
disk on threaded jar.
One section of the exhibit also
includes a display of some con
tainers which preceded glass.
When used, these crocks were fill
ed with the food which was to be
preserved and sealed with wax.
Manufacturing glass jars, she
says, began with hand-blown pro
cesses. These jars can be identi
fied by their ground topos in
contrast to the smooth-lipped ma
chine-made jars.
According to collector Gallo
way, the market for canning sup
plies became very popular, with
hundreds of patents and compet
ing companics-all of which makes
a great history and adds interest
for a collector. Included in that
variety are small versions of the
jars probably given away promo
tional pieces such as banks and
salt and pepper shakers.
Some of the company names
from the earlier era are still fami
liar, like Ball. Other names relate
to the area of geographic origin,
like Keystone, a Philadelphia bas
ed company. Atlas, Hero Fruit Jar
Company, Consolidated Fruit Jar
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names you might see on jars in the
exhibit.
The experimenting by
manufacturers also led to what at
tracted Laurie to collecting in the
first place: the colors in the glass.
“Early jars were darker colors
such as amber and cobalt blue,”
she said, “whiedh was better for
food preservation, but made it dif
ficult to see the contents of the jar.
Subsequent colors range through
yellow, green, and blue.” Some
jars are even pink, she continues.
This coloration came from adding
too much manganese as the manu
facturers sought a clearer, color
less glass.
Laurie is also interested in
pieces related to the manufactur
ing of the jars. The exhibit in
cludes an early shipping box for
12 pint jars, boxes of lids, and re
lated supplies.
In our age where machine made
uniformity can be mind-numbing,
collectors look for the unusual:
Bubbles, swirls ro whittle marks.
These probably would have been
considered flaws by the glass
workers, but can now add to a
specimen’s beautry and are prized
by collectors.
In her collecting, Laurie has
also discovered and named a pro
cess which destroys a jar’s value:
pickling. When there is a chemical
reaction between food and the jar
which discolors the glass, it be
comes nearly impossible to clean
the jar. She thinks this is caused
by long exposure to specific
foods. And as a collector, it makes
the risk high when considering a
jar which is dirty or has food in it.
However, a jar with a closure has
about twice the value as the same
jar without the lid.
Will Laurie ever discover that
$lO,OOO har hidden in the shadows
of the antique shop or in a box at a
flea market? She really doesn’t
know, but carries her Collectors
Guide Red Book No. 7 with her to
consult whenever she is consider
ing a purchase.
You can see the more ordinary
specimens at West Overton until
the season ends this fall on Octo
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