EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO CHIPS OR CRACKS WITH A BEAUTIFUL CRACKLE BASE. THIS BEAUTIFUL CLEAR JAR HAS A METAL BAIL & WHITE METAL LID. ONE SIDE OF THE JAR HAS A BIG STAR WITH "MASON'S PATENT NOV. 30TH 1858". ON THE OTHER SIDE IS AN EAGLE HOLDING IN ONE OF HIS TALONS AN OLIVE BRANCH AND IN THE OTHER 3 ARROWS WITH 3 STARS ABOVE AND 4 STARS BELOW.
THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT JAR. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES TALL AND 9 1/4 INCHES WIDE. I BELIEVE IT HOLDS ALMOST 5 GALLONS. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!
This a Mason Pickle Jar, it was used in grocery stores to sell pickles out of. Like the old stores that kept the dill pickles on the counter! The glass is quite thick to keep it from being bumped/easily broken.