GIGANTIC half gallon ECONOMY fruit jar Dated 1903

Description: A beautiful LARGE wide 8 1/2 inch tall x 4 1/2 inch wide HALF GALLON size deep SUN COLORED AMETHYST (SCA) antique Fruit Jar. This jar is western, it was made in PORTLAND OREGON and is an ORIGINAL ANTIQUE jar, 100 + years old with an embossed 1903 date. Jar is embossed: "Economy / TRADE MARK". Base of jar embossed: "KERR GLASS MF'G. CO. / PAT. JUNE 9 1903 / PORTLAND, ORE." Condition: Jar is in NICE CLEAN condition. It has just some traces of wear and haze, wear mostly around the top where the steel clamp and tin cap were in contact with the collar and the jar rim. Otherwise it is SHINY CLEAN, NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. Age: An ORIGINAL ANTIQUE blown-glass jar (ABM) with a smooth lip, ca. early 1900's. Shipping: FREE domestic shipping. We DO ship Internationally but we do NOT insure International orders unless buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance estimate. If an international shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are estimates. We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and your prompt payment will hasten the turn-around time. This is a great example of this jar, made of heavy thick glass and the purple color fades from dark to light at different areas of it. The steel 'spring' or 'clamp' is original and the tin cap is too, which not only gives it that completed look but also makes it entirely functional, could be used on a kitchen counter to hold dried goods. The jar is a nice shiny clean jar and in a PURPLE color, a glowing deep amethyst color ... You hear about old glass turning purple in the sunlight ...the purple color is the result of having manganese in the glass. Manganese is a mineral, a rock, that was mined, crushed, and pulverized into a powder, then added to vats of molten liquid glass, and acted as a decolorizing agent to turn the natural aqua-tinted glass into a pure crystal clear colorless glass. Then it was blown into a mold to create a bottle, jar, or other object. But when exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or other sources of UV rays, it triggers a chemical reaction and the manganese starts to oxidize and slowly turns a lavender or amethyst color. The end result is what collectors refer to as SCA (Sun Colored Amethyst) glass. The longer it is in the sun the purpler it becomes. This bottle was passed through some concentrated UV rays. which has the same affect as the sun, but a lot faster. It has not been colored, stained, or altered. No matter how a bottle or jar has turned purple (direct sunlight or UV rays in controlled environment) they all turn the same purple color as it is the same chemical reaction taking place. The only difference is the time it took to turn purple. What is important is that a bottle or jar has to be old enough to turn purple as with few exceptions, only clear glass from before 1915 has manganese in it and will turn SCA. Then, with the beginning of WWI, manganese was no longer available as foreign imports deceased and domestic resources turned towards the war effort. Selenium sulphate then replaced manganese as a glass de-colorizer and when exposed to UV rays, it turns a yellow / straw color, and a dark burnt amber color. Truly a beautiful jar in SPARKLING CLEAN condition, check it out! Terms of Sale: Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. We put our 30+ years of experience in antiques to use in describing every item we list. Items are sold in a store front format and your purchase is a binding contract, so please don't be hasty when looking over the listing. We find that communication is the key to successful transactions so PLEASE completely read the item description AND ask questions before purchasing, thank you! 4213-16sALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING.

Price: 249.99 USD

Location: Libby, Montana

End Time: 2024-02-11T02:00:55.000Z

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