Item 200

Price realized:  $9
Fruit Jar: Early Production by the Ball Fruit Jar Company
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Item: 200  Description: Fruit Jar: This quart jar is an early production of the Ball Fruit Jar Company. Ball began making fruit jars in 1884, about the time Mason's 1858 patent expired. Ball capitalized on Mason's fame by continuing to use his name and patent date on their early jars. On this jar, the Ball name is on the reverse (View 2). It was made in the Mason style with a ground down lip. See View 3Grade A-Minus .
Estimate: $10 - $15  Open: $8
Price realized:  $9