Item 9671
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Superb 1 Gallon Stoneware Wax Sealer Canning Jar from "Hamilton & Jones, Greensboro, PA."  
 
This is the work of Frank Hamilton and John Jones who worked in Greensboro, Pennsylvania from 1865 to 1897 (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 154-157). 
 
Circa 1870, this beauty features a Tooled Grooved Rim, Canted Sides, Cobalt and Wavy Stripe at the Top, Company Advertising Surrounding a Rose in the Middle, and a Straight Stripe at the Bottom. The stencil is complete and crisp and the cobalt rich and dark.  Strong contrast and exceptional visual appeal.  Stands 9 3/4" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  A faint stain run on the left side.  That's it!  No rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. 
 
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