Clear glass Samco 1 pint glass canning jar. Jar is cylindrical in shape with rounded squared off sides. Mouth of jar is threaded for a screw-on lid. Mold seam on two corners go from base side to the top of the mouth without going over the top. There is a horizontal seam where mouth and base were separately applied. The following is embossed on the side: "Samco" (in a circle) "Genuine" and "MASON" and on the bottom: "9" with a line under it. The base of the jar has a rough circular mark with a smaller circle within.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Mallinger Company
Date made
1930 - 1940
Place
City
Pittsburgh
County
Allegheny
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Notes
Date: 1930-1940 circa
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's Mark
Location
Side of jar & bottom
Transcription
On the side: "Samco" [in circle] then below:
"Genuine MASON"
On the bottom: "9" with a line under it.
Language
English
Material/Technique
Embossed
Lexicon
Search Terms
Food Preparation, Domestic Life
Dimensions
Height
5 in
Width
2-3/4 in
Depth
2-3/4 in
Diameter
3 in
Dimension Notes
Diameter is mouth at widest point.
Relationships
Related Publications
Notes
The Fruit Jar Works, Volume 2, Alice Creswick 1987
http://www.glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-5/
