Antique Aqua Tight Seal Pint Mason Jar Original Glass Lid Wire Bail Patent 1908

Antique Aqua Tight Seal Pint Wire Bail Canning Jar with Original Glass Lid  A beautiful early 20th-century Tight Seal pint fruit jar in rich aqua glass, complete with its original matching glass lid and wire bail closure. Manufactured by the Ball Brothers Glass Company, Tight Seal jars were marketed through five-and-dime retailers, including F.W. Woolworth, and remain desirable examples of early American utility glass.  This complete example displays beautifully and is equally at home in a fruit jar collection, farmhouse kitchen, or primitive décor display. FEATURES Features crisp, deeply embossed block lettering reading TIGHT SEAL across the front, standing out beautifully against the aqua glass.  EARLY 20TH-CENTURY UTILITY JAR Manufactured by the Ball Brothers Glass Company, Tight Seal jars were distributed through five-and-dime retailers, including F.W. Woolworth, making them an interesting example of early American canning history.  ORIGINAL MATCHING GLASS LID Includes the correct original glass lid featuring the distinctive molded center bar design used with the wire bail closure. Original matching lids are less commonly found than replacement lids, adding to the appeal of this complete example.  ORIGINAL WIRE BAIL CLOSURE Retains its original wire bail assembly, which securely holds the lid in place and operates smoothly.  BASE MARKINGS Embossed with a single-digit mold number 3 on the base along with the patent date PAT'D JULY 12, 1908.