Lot 903: Three Household Jars: Morton, Salt, London; Sreekissen, Dutt & Co., Calcutta; Mason's half gallon Amethyst.

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1. Fine Table Salt / from / J. T. Morton / Leadenhall Street / London. Base: 906. With lid. 2. Sreekissen Dutt & Co / Calcutta. Smooth base. 3. Mason's (diagonally between two geometric shapes). Owens ejection ring to base. With a fitting lid. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Household. Jar. 1. Round. Applied lip with ledge inside. Pale Blue. 2 Pound. With lid. 2. Tall wide mouth shouldered cylinder. Applied double ring top. Aqua. 26. 3. Fruit Jar. Screw thread with crude seam through lip finish. Sun Coloured Amethyst. Half Gallon. 160, 266 & 212 mm. 1870s - 1920s

N/A. (N/A). 1. Poor. Dull, stained, scruffy. The back base edge has a major fractured area that covers about 70 x 20 mm of the back and then about 25 mm under the base (also under the base is a fine 30 mm extension to one of the fractures). Lid is the matching colour for the jar and looks a fair chance they were found together. 2. VG. But dull and stained. Has baby oil inside. There is a bubble that has formed right at the surface on the & Co of the embossing, this is from manufacture. Some scratches and scuffs. Interesting bottle, could even be a bit earlier than listed. 3. VG. Great colour. 6 x 6 mm bruise just under the front lip. Sharpness around the lip but mostly from manufacture. Hazy inside. Long streaky bubble to the lower back that has partially burst and has some dirt in it. Nice looking jar. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $30-50
Three Household Jars: Morton, Salt, London; Sreekissen, Dutt & Co., Calcutta; Mason's half gallon Amethyst.
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