Preserving Jar

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Object Name: 
Preserving Jar
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, WV, Wheeling
Accession Number: 
52.4.184
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 13.4 cm, Diam: 8.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1902-1940
Primary Description: 
Preserving Jar. Bluish-aqua non-lead glass; mold-blown in automatic machinery. Cylindrical shape with smooth top rim, molded screw threads; two vertical mold seams from lip to base; embossing: "ATLAS/STRONG SHOULDER/MASON"; base plain.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
blue
aqua
Technique: 
mold-blowing
machine-made
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
ATLAS/STRONG SHOULDER/MASON
inscription
: 
Pressed body

Publications (1)

Glass Bottles, Lamps & Other Objects (1983) pl. 132; BIB# 22375