Ball Jar Number 13
This
is a Ball Jar from the 1930s or
1940s. Estimated Retail Value $3 - $5. There
are a ton of these jars out there with all
different types of jar makers and most are not very valuable.
Atlas and Ball are the most common.
There are entire collectors out there try to gather every
type of Ball
jar out there. People
used to can
everything and if you lived on a farm – you would buy very little food
at the
store. Back when I
was a kid –
people were not as Dependant on the store as they are today.
I want to tell you a local story that I heard around here
recently.
Many of these jars have a number on the bottom 1-24 which
make up a case
of 24 (this one has the number 3 n it).
The
number 13 Jar is highly sought after because in the 20s and 30s when
many people
made illegal moonshine they would break this jar and not use it.
They felt that the number 13 was very unlucky and since
they did not want
to get caught they broke this jar.
If
you can validate this story about moon shiners or if you have any of
these jars
and you would like to know what it is worth – call Holly Hill Antiques
804-695-1146 and we will give you a free appraisal.
We would love to hear your story.
Visit
our on line store to purchase many of
these items.
We
specialize
in Pennsylvania and Virginia farm primitives and farm implements.
We also offer Primitive tools
and instruments, Primitive furniture, glassware and
collectibles, and thousands of items on our online store.
We have a large selection of vintage hunting and fishing
items as
well as a large selection of vintage sporting equipment. We
have
the largest selection on kitchen collectibles in the area with most of
these in our online store as wel. We sell anything that came
from
the farm at our farm.
Each week we travel to the "auctions" to find those hard to
find items and old farm specialties. It's fun to decorate
with Primitives and we are your source. We can help.
If we can help in any way -
please contact me at order@hollyhill.biz or pick up the phone and call
804-695-1146.