My First Error Jar

In the last 10 months or so I have purchased around 700 vintage canning jars to sell in my Etsy store and on eBay.  Today I found my first jar with an error on it.  If they made an error on a jar mold they would still use it because the cost to make a new one was too much.  As long as the error didn't affect the jar sealing it was OK.
I have a Mason Patent Nov 30 HT 1858 half gallon blue jar.  It is worth only $25 with the mistake and without about the mistake $10.  Some jars with errors are worth big money but this one is not.  Oh well at least I found a jar with an error.
I will be putting it on eBay and will see how much it goes for.  Collectors love to have jars with errors so maybe it will go for more than $25.

Mason half gallon jar with an error

Nov 30 HT

Blue Ball Jars for Windowsill Decoration

I have a small collection of vintage canning jars and use have several in my kitchen windowsills.  In the late afternoon when the sun comes through the window they look so nice and they give the bare windowsill a little bling.

Ball quart and half gallon jars in kitchen windowsill.

Ball quart jars and my rooster night light on the kitchen windowsill.

Part II of The Adventures of Paula and Renee

After canning 6 quarts of pears Renee and I went to pick a few more pears and to see about getting the rest of the canning jars.  We picked a 5 gallon bucket of pears, the guys gave us his recipe to can banana peppers and we bought the rest of the jars and lids.  We brought the stuff home and put it in the garage for the time.  We will then set up some tables in the shed where we will sort them out.  Renee is so scared that the cat is going to break one.  The cat is an outside cat that stays in the garage at night and when its cold.  The cat doesn't get in the shed and we will be able to leave the tables up and everything spread out.  We got about 160 OLD jars, lots of extra zinc lids and lots of the glass liner lids all for $180.  I can't say we won't sell any as we probably will sell some to get some of our invested money back.  A couple of the jars we looked up go for over $25 each.  I plan on storing all my dried food items in some, they are simply beautiful. I can hardly believe we were able to get them so cheap.  When we get them sorted I will add some more pictures.