Pre-owned
Antique Mason Fruit - Cross canning Jar with Zinc Ball Lid with Mason porcelain insert
In very good condition for its age
Measures - 7" x 3-1/2" base diameter
Has numerous bubbles in the glass Bottom of the jar is embossed
Reading in large letters:
PAT NOV 26 6 with Number 6, then
116 with an embossed bar underneath
The lip of the jar is rough as per an antique well used canning jar
Color appears to have a tint of green.
Color is very light green, not the normal aqua canning jar color
Jar is not the dark aqua normally associated with an aqua canning jar
This Mason jar has the Medieval symbol of the Cross, with an embossed date of patent Nov 30th 1858 on the front below the cross
The Ball Zinc lid has a porcelain insert
On the rim of the insert it reads:
GENUINE ZINC CAP FOR BALL MASON JARS