For all those interested in quality, vintage-retro glassware from well known CANADIAN Glass-makers of the day ... the original company was Foster Bros Glass Works, est 1855; then Diamond Glass Co Ltd 1890; Dominion Glass Co 1913; Domglass 1976 and finally Libbey Inc 1993 - over time and through various acquisitions.
Offered here is a - Vintage - Dominion Glass Co. -
1-Quart-Size, Crystal-Clear-Glass, Canning or Fruit Jar - in MOST-EXCELLENT,
gently-to-barely-used condition. A deep Metal Ring, Rubber
Gasket, and glass Lid are included with the Jar.
All glass surfaces are highly glossy shiny and clean -
the glass is crystal clear with a slight straw-yellow cast to it. There are no
obvious cracks; no significant rubs, scratches, stains, nor
marking. Always some fine rubs, scratches, and incidental contact marks.
Glass Lid -
This glass Lid is crystal clear with a straw yellow
cast.
There are air bubbles visible within the glass and mold marks; some flea-bites on the inner edge; flea-bite on lower edge.
Embossed on the upper surface is - ""Crown" LOGO - in center, faint; very prone dots".
The Lid measures - ~2 7/8" in diameter to the
outer edge; ~3/8" in thickness; ~2 5/8" in diameter across the inner
rim.
Metal Ring -
There is some age appropriate oxidation, and some
residue.
This Ring measures - 3 1/8-1/4" in diameter
across the bottom edge; ~1" in height; 2 1/2" in diameter across
the top opening.
Gasket - new - to
be replaced after each use.
Jar -
This Canning Jar is made of extra heavy and thick
glass - can still be used for canning or repurposed for display. There are no obvious chips, cracks not flea-bites - often some rough surface specks; visible mold seams up the sides and to the button on the base, visible inclusions, mold marks, and some fine air
bubbles within the glass.
The front of the Jar is embossed on one side - top ""MADE IN CANADA"; middle "CROWN" LOGO 9-dot; bottom
"CROWN"". The base is embossed - "1945; 8 "Diamond-D" manufacturer's LOGO 3; 14".
The measured capacity of this Jar is - ~32+-oz to the
top, ~4+ Cups.
This Jar would be classified as 1Quart = 32-ozs = 4-Cups =
This Canning Jar measures - ~3 5/8" across the
base in diameter; 3" across the base seat rim in diameter; 2 1/4" in
diameter across the opening; ~6 3/4" in height, ~7 1/8"" in height fully
assembled.
SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION –
CROWN Canning Fruit Jars –
There were up to six different companies (all
eventually connected to Dominion Glass) which used the word “CROWN” and a
line-drawn crown image LOGO to mark their jars. There were also jars made with
crown logos not associated with Dominion Glass Co.
Before 1928 - Jars with embossed “CROWN” with a crown
drawing LOGO (NO “made in Canada” ID) – were made by – mouth-blown into molds,
press and blow machines, or Owens machine (all CROWN jars with the Owens Bottle
Machine scar are made by Dominion Glass Co. – as there was an exclusive
association there).
Dominion Glass Co. (1886) was the name used by at
least two glass manufacturers. The early Dominion Glass Co was acquired by
Diamond Glass Co in 1898.
Diamond Glass Co. began as Foster Bros Glass Works,
est 1855 and expanded across
Canada as Diamond Glass Co. acquiring Burlington Glass, Hamilton Glass (Old St.
James Plant), Nova Scotia Glass Company, and many additional factories in
Alberta (Redcliff Plant), Ontario (Jefferson Glass Co., Jefferson Plant,
Toronto; Toronto Glass, Parkdale Plant; A new Hamilton Plant, called Hamilton
Plant; Sydenham Glass, Wallaceberg Plant) and Quebec (Diamond Flint, Delorimier
Plant, Montreal; Canadian Glass, Pointe St. Charles Plant, Montreal);
Diamond Glass Co, became Diamond Flint Glass (1902) then Dominion Glass Co in
191. … becoming Domglass in 1976 then Libbey Inc. in 1993 – through
various mergers and acquisitions.
Dominion Glass began manufacturing jars early on in
production.
The earliest jars were marked with the word “DOMINION”
– arched, on the side of the jar – towards the top. Those jars seem to date
1886-1898.
The Diamond-D LOGO was used from 1928 to the early
1970’s. It was the United States which required that all glass containers have
their country of origin embossed on them – at that point Dominion Glass Co.
adopted the Diamond-D trademark and began marking jars and bottles with “MADE
IN CANADA”.
From 1940-43 a CODE of dots and lines were
used (embossed on the base) to identify their month of manufacture
January-March – 1-dot – underlined beyond the dot
April-June – 2-dots - underlined beyond the dots
July-September – 3-dots - underlined beyond the dots
October-December – 4-dots - underlined beyond the dots
Dominion used a series of codes in addition to the
Diamond-D LOGO – pair (mold cavity) number; year code (year of manufacture);
month code (month of manufacture); factory code (plant ID); and the mold number
– varying over the years.
For 30+ years the LOGO was at the center base, the
pair number above, the mold number below –
the year was a single digit to the right of the LOGO. Into the 1940’s the month
was designated by a letter ..
A – Jan-Feb
B – Mar-Apr
C – May-June
D – July- Aug
E – Sept-Oct
F – Nov-Dec
From 1950-69 the months were represented by an
image ranging from a vertical line to a complete box with a cross through the
center.
Jan-Feb – vertical line
Mar-Apr – L-shape (2 lines same length)
May-June – U-shape (3 lines – same length)
July-Aug – Square-shape (4 lines – same length)
Sept-Oct – Square-shape w vertical line through center
Nov-Dec - Square-shape w vertical and horizontal lines
through center
There was a single-dot code close the to LOGO to
identify which plant the jar was made at –
Point St. Charles (dot to the left);
Hamilton (dot above);
Wallaceburg (dot to the right);
Redcliff (dot below);
Burnaby (dot to lower right);
Bramley
(dot to upper left).
SHIPPING
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Currently
and until further notice - only shipping from within Canada by Canada
Post - Monday-Friday – not weekends; not holidays.
To pay no shipping-handling - Local Porch Pick-Up always
available for purchased items – please contact seller to make arrangements.
Shipping within Canada is calculated by eBay;
Shipping to the USA should be calculated by eBay, if not – please contact
seller for pricing; Shipping Internationally - by air & with tracking only
- please contact seller for pricing.
I refund shipping over-charges,
if they are significantly over my actual cost to ship - normally, I am close to
the actual cost.
All
hard-surface items are – well-washed in hot soapy water, rinsed, air-dried,
photographed, wrapped in clean paper towel, packed and placed into clean storage
boxes until purchased.
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