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Everything You Should Know Before You Purchase Pre-1900 Collectible Jars Are you looking for rare canning jars to add to your collection or to give to someone else? Did you know There is of the Improved Jar from Australia that is green and has a much larger lid.

1919 Unique Features: Wire bail that sealed the jar Cost Today: photo source: name referred to the wire seal that attached the lid to the body of the jar.

Did you know Despite its issues, different companies produced the lightning jar for about 50 years.

The clamp was secured with wire that wrapped under the jar so it was guaranteed to hold the seal.

In 1885, the Ball brothers of Buffalo, New York began manufacturing a kind of glass canning jar that had been patented by John Mason in 1858.

It is virtually never seen for sale and only a few are known to exist.

In other words, ka-ching, ka-ching for you if you happen to have one at home! Then, assess the color, markings and characteristics, such as type of lid, as well as the condition of the jar.

Amber Beaver Jar Year Invented: 1880 Unique Features: Beaver embossed on the jar Cost Today: photo source: is an antique Canadian Mason jar that features a beaver image on the front.