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Canning Jar
Object/Artifact
Preserving jar. 5-piece mold, blue-green glass, straight sides, shaped shoulders and screw-on lid with grooves in glass. Blue green glass lid with zinc collar.
1998.3.1a-c
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Mason
circa 1865
Manufacturer's Mark
Jar
Mason / Improved / Pat'd Dexter Improved / Patented Aug. 8, 1865
English
Other Number
1998.3.1.a-c
a: Jar: H: 6 3/4" Dia.T: 2 1/2" Dia. B: 3 5/8"; b: Cap: Dia.: 3 1/8"; Insert: Dia.: 2 1/2" c: Insert: Dia. 2 1/2"
3
1 jar, 1 lid, 1 collar
Glass
Zinc
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