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Jar, Canning

Object Name:
Jar, Canning
Object ID:
1968.052.15.5
Creator:
Hero Fruit Jar CompanyManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1860-1875
Description:
Canning Jar. Aquamarine pressed glass; quart, cylindrical, ground lip, mould seams straight through lip and body to base. "4" printed on bottom. "MASON'S PATENT NOV. 30th 1858" printed on front. ZInc screw-top lid with kline solid white glass stopper. "THE HERO FRUIT JAR COMPANY PHILA. PA." printed around perimeter of stopper with a cross with initials H, F, J, Co. in each of the transepts in center. Same cross in center on top of lid.
Material:
Glass
Zinc
Dimensions:
H-7.35 Dia-3.8 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Ethel Rock Millen
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