Scarce KEYSTONE Quart Size FRUIT Or CANNING Jar DEEP Lolly Pop PURPLE Color
Item History & Price
A (7.5" tall) quart size deep SUN COLORED AMETHYST (SCA) antique Fruit Jar. This is NOT a reproduction but a 100 year old genuine antique canning jar, a scarce jar that is not commonly found for sale.
Jar is embossed: "TRADE MARK / KEYSTONE / REGISTERED".Condition: This jar is in PRISTINE SPARKLING CLEAN condition. It has NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. Lid too in excellent condition. PLEASE see pictures to get general idea of ja...r's condition.Age: An ABM smooth lip jar, ca. early 1900's.Shipping: All DOMESTIC shipping charges INCLUDE insurance. We have enjoyed shipping our items all over the world and are happy to offer most of our items to international buyers. Yet insuring International parcels is very expensive so PLEASE NOTE; we do NOT insure International orders unless winning buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance quote. 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 send payment acknowledgments and shipping confirmations. Your prompt payment will assure a very quick turn-around time. IMPORTANT NOTE: If our 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 especially important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are rough estimates.It is very nice to find one of these Keystone jars for sale, as they are not readily seen or found. This one is about as nice as you could possibly hope for, it is immaculate. Period. In dating this jar, we find that they were made by an eastern firm, the Elk Point Bottle Company, between the years of 1910 - 1912. This 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. But when exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or other sources of UV rays, it triggers a chemical reaction and the manganese oxidizes and turns a wonderful amethyst color. Though some may suggest that this lavender color has been artificially produced or altered if it was purpled by any other source than natural sunlight, the only thing that may be altered is the time it took to turn purple. We had a friend of ours accelerate the sun color purple process by running this bottle through an industrial food sterilizer which has the same affect as the sun, but a lot faster. And it really doesn't matter whether a bottle has turned purple by the sun or UV rays in a controlled environment, they all turn the same purple color as it is all the same chemical reaction taking place. But what IS important is the age of the bottle as, with few exceptions, only clear glass from before 1914 has manganese in it and will turn sun-colored-amethyst. So a bottle has to be old enough, blown with manganese in the glass, in order to turn purple. Not only does this deep purple/amethyst color make this a great looking antique ITEM, but it also authenticates it as being truly antique, and functional as well as the wire bale and glass lid work perfectly, so this jar could be used as a storage jar on a kitchen counter as well. Not bad for a century old glass jar, 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!
Jar is embossed: "TRADE MARK / KEYSTONE / REGISTERED".Condition: This jar is in PRISTINE SPARKLING CLEAN condition. It has NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. Lid too in excellent condition. PLEASE see pictures to get general idea of ja...r's condition.Age: An ABM smooth lip jar, ca. early 1900's.Shipping: All DOMESTIC shipping charges INCLUDE insurance. We have enjoyed shipping our items all over the world and are happy to offer most of our items to international buyers. Yet insuring International parcels is very expensive so PLEASE NOTE; we do NOT insure International orders unless winning buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance quote. 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 send payment acknowledgments and shipping confirmations. Your prompt payment will assure a very quick turn-around time. IMPORTANT NOTE: If our 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 especially important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are rough estimates.It is very nice to find one of these Keystone jars for sale, as they are not readily seen or found. This one is about as nice as you could possibly hope for, it is immaculate. Period. In dating this jar, we find that they were made by an eastern firm, the Elk Point Bottle Company, between the years of 1910 - 1912. This 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. But when exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or other sources of UV rays, it triggers a chemical reaction and the manganese oxidizes and turns a wonderful amethyst color. Though some may suggest that this lavender color has been artificially produced or altered if it was purpled by any other source than natural sunlight, the only thing that may be altered is the time it took to turn purple. We had a friend of ours accelerate the sun color purple process by running this bottle through an industrial food sterilizer which has the same affect as the sun, but a lot faster. And it really doesn't matter whether a bottle has turned purple by the sun or UV rays in a controlled environment, they all turn the same purple color as it is all the same chemical reaction taking place. But what IS important is the age of the bottle as, with few exceptions, only clear glass from before 1914 has manganese in it and will turn sun-colored-amethyst. So a bottle has to be old enough, blown with manganese in the glass, in order to turn purple. Not only does this deep purple/amethyst color make this a great looking antique ITEM, but it also authenticates it as being truly antique, and functional as well as the wire bale and glass lid work perfectly, so this jar could be used as a storage jar on a kitchen counter as well. Not bad for a century old glass jar, 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!
