BLACK GLASS Half Gallon MASONS PATENT 1858 Hemingray
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- Lot # 214
- System ID # 986833
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Size: HALF GALLON
Color: BLACK
Closure: zinc cap
Appearance: shiny glass with a subtle squiggle-marking effect in the surface
Condition: manufacturer's edge chipping of the ground mouth all around
Embossing: strong
Base: "7" embossed backwards
Age: c.1877
Availability: Made in 1877 by the Hemingray Glass Co of Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. In that year Adam Dickey of Middletown, Ohio obtained a patent for black glass to be used in preserving fruit under the premise of a method to prevent discoloration of the produce. See the Patent. The introduction of opaque black glass for canning jars was very short-lived and not successful in the market, as evidenced by the very few examples of these jars now in existence. A stunning jar to add to your colored Mason line-up.
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