Collecting Vintage Glass Jars
If you love vintage and antique glass, one way to collect a variety of vintage glass is by collecting glass jars. Jars are smaller than many other glass objects, and many can be less expensive for collectors.
By collecting a variety of vintage or antique glass jars, you have the opportunity to compare and contrast the varying types of glass that was manufactured in the past. Glass jars were made by many of the well known glass manufacturers including Hazel Atlas and Anchor Hocking. Glass jars were used more often than they are now because there were not the types of quality plastics.
Glass jars were used for just about everything--baby food, home canning, pharmaceuticals, candy, baking canisters, apothecary jars, cookie jars, and much more. Jars were not always made of clear glass like they are usually now, and there are some very beautiful glass jar styles from various periods of glass manufacturing when glass was manufactured and molded by hand in both opaque and translucent colors. One of the most used glass colors was cobalt blue used for medicine bottles. The dark color kept the medicine protected from light, and also made it clearly identifiable as pharmaceuticals.
Hazel Atlas Jars
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 Vintage Kitchenware Hazel Atlas Milk GLass STRAWBERRY shape Jam Jelly Jar w Lid  US $10.99
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 Mint Vintage Hazel Atlas Black Badge Range GREASE JAR US $59.99
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 VINTAGE HAZEL ATLAS RIBBED GLASS SYRUP DECANTER OR BATTER JAR W RED LID US $19.99
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 VINTAGE HAZEL ATLAS GLASS YELLOW RED APPLE CONDIMENT JAR CIRCA 1950S US $12.75
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Anchor Hocking Jar
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 Vintage Golden Harvest Mason Anchor Hocking Jar US $7.99
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 Vintage Anchor Hocking Wexford Cookie Jar With Lid Excellent US $9.99
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 VTG FIRE KING ANCHOR HOCKING VITROCK RED FLOWER POTS RANGE GREASE DRIP JAR LID US $12.99
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 VTG lot of 8 starburst juice jelly jar glasses Ball Anchor Hocking Star of David US $23.99
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Vintage Art Deco Jars
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 Vintage JAPAN Glass Cigarette Jar w Brass Lid ART DECO US $4.99
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 VITROCK VINTAGE KITCHEN JAR RED WHITE ART DECO COVERED JAR GREASE JAR US $45.99
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 Vtg Art Deco Revival FLAPPER GIRL Feathers Vanity Trinket Powder Jar FREE SHIP US $8.00
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 Vintage R Blackinton Co Sterling Silver Glass Dresser Jar Box ART DECO US $85.00
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Hand Cut and Hand Molded Glass
Many companies that were famous for glass manufacturing in the last century or two, made their glass by hand. Handmade glass enabled the manufacturers to create unique batches of glass color or style. Handmade glass was also more prone to unique features that mass produced glass just because it was handmade.
Brightly colored glass cookie jars, and canisters adorned kitchens. Canning jars were usually clear to see the items being canned.
Vintage Glass Cookie Jar
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 Vintage Pink Depression Glass Beehive Biscuit Cookie Cracker Candy Jar w Lid US $24.99
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 vintage ANCHOR HOCKING FIRE KING milk glass Grape Cable cookie biscuit jar US $9.99
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 Vintage Glass Cookie or Biscuit Jar Mint Condition US $29.95
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 DEPRESSION VINTAGE GREEN GLASS ROOSTER 11 COOKIE FLOUR CANISTER JAR LID US $22.50
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Do You Remember Ball Mason Jars?
Antique Ball mason jars or canning jars have been used for many years. These jars to the right are typical of antique Ball jars. Now, canning jars are usually clear. What could you do with a beautiful blue mason jar? (Pictured above)
These jars are highly collectible, and can be used over and over for different purposes.
Vintage Canning Jar
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 3 Vintage Quart Blue Ball Perfect Mason Canning Jars 6 11 12 on Bottoms US $9.95
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 Vintage Kerr Canning Jar w Self sealing glass lid Pat 17562 US $10.00
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 VINTAGE CANNING JAR RUBBERS MIXED LOT 100 KERR MASON LIDS MORE US $6.51
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 Vintage Clear Ball Ideal Rounded Square Lightning Canning Jar Quart US $4.99
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Vintage Vanity Jars
Vintage vanity jars are a really nice gift to give someone for a birthday, anniversary, Valentine's Day or Christmas. Vintage vanity jars are easy to collect. They are small and look great on a vanity, in a bathroom, or on a dresser.
Vintage vanity jars come in lots of terrific colors--milk glass, blue, amber, fuschia, green. Some of the jars are round and squat with a lid, others are taller. Most of the vintage vanity jars have some type of lid, making them perfect for button containers, bead holders, or cosmetics. There are just oodles of uses for vintage vanity jars.
If you are looking for vintage and antique glass jars, then Ebay is the best place to find them. Sellers on Ebay are reliable, and prices are reasonable.
Vintage Avon Jars
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 VINTAGE AVON REGENCE JAR US $6.00
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 Vintage Avon Duck Dust Powder Box handcrafted Brazil Container Covered Jar US $8.00
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 Vintage Avon White Milk Glass Flower Pedestal Candy Dish Jar Lid Free Ship US $14.98
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 Vtg 1970s AVON Glass BLACK Oriental GINGER JAR Candle Holder FLOWER Candy COIN US $17.89
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Antique Apothecary Jars
We are so used to manufactured glass today that it is hard to understand how glass was made before the current manufacturing processes were developed. Apothecaries used glass jars to protect and store chemicals for laboratory purposes. These glass jars were dark in color like amber glass to keep the light out, and keep the chemicals in.
Other interesting vintage glass jar variations are depression glass jars. Depression glass has become a big collector's item in various shapes, and the colors from the Depression era are varied and vast. Colors from rose, pink, green, blue, amber, and green are the most common although there are also other colors.
Don't forget to look for jelly jars, candy jars, and cosmetic jars. There are so many variations that you will have decide what your favorites are to collect. What are your favorite collectible vintage and antique glass jars?
Apothecary Laboratory Glass Jars
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 VINTAGE GLASS ALCOHOL BURNER JAR WITH METAL LID CHEMISTRY LAB PHARMACEUTICAL US $1.99
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 Cobalt Blue Glass Jar Sulpho Lac Cream Kelgy Laboratories Vintage Pharmacy 1oz US $9.97
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 VINTAGE ANTIQUE KLIRZOL GLASS JAR RX MEDICINE For The SKIN MADELEINE LABORATORY US $5.99
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 Vintage Ross Laboratories Glass 3oz Jar US $25.00
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Jeannette Glass Jars
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 VINTAGE MARIGOLD JEANNETTE GLASS POODLE VANITY JAR DISH 1950S GREAT COND LUSTER US $24.99
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 Vintage 30s Jeannette Glass Rare Clear Elephant Powder Jar and lid US $17.95
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 Vintage 1957 59 Jeannette Grapes Shell Pink Milk Glass Footed Covered Candy Jar US $19.95
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 Vtg JEANNETTE GLASS Covered CANDY DISH 3525 Jar GRAPE LEAF Carnival gold c1960s US $29.95
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Fenton Glass Jars
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 Vintage FENTON Glass BLUE Overlay POWDER Puff Vanity Box Jar US $50.95
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 RARE VINTAGE FENTON CLEAR GLASS HOBNAIL FOOTED CANDY JAR BOX US $59.99
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 Vintage Fenton Art Glass Black Big Cookie Macaroon Cookie Jar c1930 US $99.99
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 VINTAGE FENTON MILK GLASS HOBNAIL CANDY JAR BUTTERFLY LID US $16.99
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