VERY RARE MASONS NUMBERED JAR, 287 GROUND LIP VERY RARE half gallon masons 287 patent nov 30th 1858 Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 330.00 Time Left - Bid Count 18 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, June 28, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Location gardner, KS See more about 'VERY RARE MASONS NUMBERED JAR, 287 GROUND LIP VERY RARE' Description UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THIS VERY VERY RARE MASONS 287 PATENT NOV 30TH 1858. IVE BEEN COLLECTING JARS FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE OF THESE. THE RED BOOK SAYS THIS JAR ONLY COMES IN A HALF GALLON SIZE. THIS IS A HALF GALLON JAR. THE JAR IS VERY CRUDE, LOTS OF BUBBLES AND SWIRLS INTHE GLASS.  TOP QUARTER OF THE JAR DOES HAVE A VERY VERY LIGHT HAZE...."EASY TO CLEAN" AND THE GROUND LIP HAS ITS USUALL FLAKES AND NIPS DUE TO GRINDING.THE BASE IS MARKED WITH THE NUMBER 287 BUT IT IS BACKWARDS. THE APOSTRAPHE IN THE WORD MASONS IS ALSO BACKWARDS. ON THE REVERSE OF THE JAR IN THE VERY MIDDLE THEIR IS A CIRCLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR WITH SOMETHING PEENED OUT OF IT.... IM NOT SURE WHATS BEEN PEENED OUT BUT THE MOLD HAS DEFINATLY BEEN ALTERED. THE JAR IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION CONSIDERING ITS WELL OVER 120 YRS OLD. LIKE I SAID IVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE OF THESE JARS. IVE ALSO BEEN SELLING ON EBAY FOR YEARS AND IVE NEVER SEEN THIS JAR UP FOR SALE ON EBAY. THIS IS A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE JAR. GOOD LUCK. Place a Bid!