{"product_id":"blue-ball-mason-jar-with-wire-bail-glass-lid-marble-filled-made-before-1937","title":"Blue Ball Mason Jar with Wire Bail Glass Lid, Marble Filled, Made Before 1937","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a pint size blue Ball Mason jar with a wire bail closure and a glass lid, filled with a mix of colorful marbles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe blue is the reason people go looking for these. Ball stopped producing blue glass in 1937, so every blue jar out there was made before that date and no more are coming. It reads well on an open shelf, in a window where the light comes through it, or on a desk. One note on safety: the marbles are small, so this is a display piece and not something to leave within reach of young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue Ball Mason jar with wire bail and glass lid, filled with marbles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glass canning jar with decorative contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made before 1937. Ball discontinued blue glass that year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue molded glass jar, glass lid, wire bail closure, glass marbles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ball blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker and Mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ball. The Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePattern or Model:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated in the original listing. Check the jar for embossing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Farmhouse, rustic, cottage shelf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pint size. 4 x 3 x 3 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue glass, original wire bail and glass lid, filled with a variety of colorful marbles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e The jar is complete and intact with wear consistent with its age and years of use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe glass lid and the wire bail are both present and working.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blue color is what makes this jar worth having and it is still there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe jar shows wear typical of a piece that was used for canning before it became decorative.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe marbles show age appropriate wear and have not been sorted or graded individually.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you see in the photos is what ships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBall made jars in that blue tint because of the sand they were using, and when they switched sources in the 1930s the blue went away for good. That accident of geology is the whole reason a common canning jar became something people collect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis suits someone building a shelf of blue glass, or someone who wants one real old piece in a room instead of a reproduction that only looks old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wire bail and matching glass lid are the part that usually goes missing. Plenty of these jars turn up with the lid long gone, so a complete one is worth noticing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHold it up to a window before you decide where it goes. 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