Atlas Strong Shoulder Mason

Object/Artifact

Lacey Museum

85.27 Base

Name/Title

Atlas Strong Shoulder Mason

Entry/Object ID

85.27

Description

Blue-green one-pint glass canning jar with screw threads. This jar is cylindrical in shape. The mouth is threaded for a screw-on lid. Mold seams extend from a horizontal seam where the bottom is joined up to and over the lip. There is also a horizontal mold seam below the top above the shoulder. There is a roundish scar on the bottom slightly off center. Embossed on the side: "Atlas" "strong shoulder" "mason".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hazel-Atlas Company

Date made

1916 - 1969

Notes

Date: After 1915-late 1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

on the side

Transcription

Atlas strong shoulder mason

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Lexicon

Search Terms

Domestic Life, Food Preparation

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Diameter

3-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter is 3.25" at the bottom; 2.75" at the lip.

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

http://www.ehow.com/how_7388201_date-atlas-jars.html http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/ALogoTable.pdf