Description: A BIG 8 1/2 inches tall x 4 1/2 inches wide GUTSY and WIDE half gallon size deep SUN COLORED AMETHYST (SCA) antique Fruit Jar. This is NOT a reproduction but an ORIGINAL, 100 year old genuine antique canning jar, dating over ONE HUNDRED YEARS old. Jar embossed: "Schram / AUTOMATIC SEALER / B". Condition: This jar is in nice clean condition. It has a few spots of cloudy haze but besides that and a trace of wear, there's nothing specifically wrong with it. NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. See photos for overall condition.Age: An ABM smooth lip jar, ca. early 1900's. Shipping: FREE domestic shipping. We do ship Internationally but we do NOT insure International orders unless buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance estimate. If an international shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are estimates. We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and your prompt payment will hasten the turn-around time. A super nice example of this jar, a clean trans-lucent purple color with some nice bubbles n the glass. You hear about old glass turning purple in the sun (sun colored amethyst = SCA) in general terms, here is how it works: The purple color is the result of having manganese in the glass. Manganese is a mineral, a rock, that was mined, crushed, and pulverized into a powder, then added to vats of molten liquid glass, and acted as a decolorizing agent to turn the natural aqua-tinted glass into a pure crystal clear colorless glass. But when exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or other sources of UV rays, it triggers a chemical reaction and the manganese oxidizes and turns a wonderful amethyst color. Though some may suggest that this lavender color has been artificially produced or altered if it was purpled by any other source than natural sunlight, the only thing that may be altered is the time it took to turn purple. We had a friend of ours accelerate the sun color purple process by running this jar through an industrial food sterilizer which has the same affect as the sun, but a lot faster. It really isn’t whether a jar has turned purple by the sun or UV rays in a controlled environment, they all turn the same purple color as it is the same chemical reaction taking place. But more importantly is the jar itself, such as this one, it has to be a true antique jar with manganese in the glass, to even turn this purple color. With few exceptions, only glass blown before 1914 has manganese in it and will turn sun-colored-amethyst. So a jar has to be old enough and had to be blown with manganese in the glass, in order to turn purple. But it's all worth it as, not only does this deep purple/amethyst color make this a great looking antique jar, but it also authenticates it as being truly antique, check it out! Terms of Sale: Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. We put our 30+ years of experience in antiques to use in describing every item we list. Items are sold in a store front format and your purchase is a binding contract, so please don't be hasty when looking over the listing. We find that communication is the key to successful transactions so PLEASE completely read the item description AND ask questions before purchasing, thank you!149-53zALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING.
Price: 199.99 USD
Location: Libby, Montana
End Time: 2024-03-19T00:59:02.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
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Country of Manufacture: United States
Item Description:: Quart purple SCHRAM Fruit Jar
Era:: Antique (Early-1900's)
Color: Plum PURPLE amethyst AMETHYSTINE lavender MAGENTA
Volume: 32 ounces One FULL Quart
