NJKLAGT
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- Oct 18, 2014
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Hey Y'all,
I'm not sure why I keep taking home Gem jars, it's not like I have a preference for them or something, but anyway here's yet another. I was torn between this half gallon jar or a Haserot Cleveland quart. This jar was a few dollars cheaper, but what really attracted me was its unusual characteristics. I've uploaded some pictures comparing this Gem to a HFJCo Gem:
The first thing I found strange is that this jar has a much smaller mould base plate compared to the HFJCo Gem. However, they do have the same patent date.
The second thing I found strange was the style of lettering embossed on this jar. The G hooking looks more like a pi symbol than an arrow, and the E has a pointed style that looks almost unrelated. The M doesn't seem as special, though it's set quite far from the G and E - my eyes almost want to read the GE and M separately. I don't think I've ever seen this embossing on a Gem jar before, and I searched Google for hours and found nothing.
These jars do share the same patent date and a VERY similar body shape. My current theory is that this is a HFJCo jar. Maybe it's a transitional jar of some sort?
Well, let me know what you guys think, and I'll probably be callin' on DiggerinVA again for his Red Book, haha. Thanks for looking everybody!
![DSCF6170.jpg DSCF6170.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174892-18a83bfb04a082074b42f4ef4081262d.jpg)
![DSCF6143.JPG DSCF6143.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174849-8112275d25b2fce6dacf820e45915dbe.jpg)
![DSCF6147.JPG DSCF6147.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174861-339964ef9dc387703a2b7f6eb4a0c7ab.jpg)
![DSCF6149.JPG DSCF6149.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174866-23957bcdd70fbc9d91872be6008e93ee.jpg)
![DSCF6150.JPG DSCF6150.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174877-76df60e17d65a897bfc7ad1b7927c312.jpg)
![DSCF6153.jpg DSCF6153.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174880-e840fff7d413bd0aa0a82049205b61a5.jpg)
I'm not sure why I keep taking home Gem jars, it's not like I have a preference for them or something, but anyway here's yet another. I was torn between this half gallon jar or a Haserot Cleveland quart. This jar was a few dollars cheaper, but what really attracted me was its unusual characteristics. I've uploaded some pictures comparing this Gem to a HFJCo Gem:
The first thing I found strange is that this jar has a much smaller mould base plate compared to the HFJCo Gem. However, they do have the same patent date.
The second thing I found strange was the style of lettering embossed on this jar. The G hooking looks more like a pi symbol than an arrow, and the E has a pointed style that looks almost unrelated. The M doesn't seem as special, though it's set quite far from the G and E - my eyes almost want to read the GE and M separately. I don't think I've ever seen this embossing on a Gem jar before, and I searched Google for hours and found nothing.
These jars do share the same patent date and a VERY similar body shape. My current theory is that this is a HFJCo jar. Maybe it's a transitional jar of some sort?
Well, let me know what you guys think, and I'll probably be callin' on DiggerinVA again for his Red Book, haha. Thanks for looking everybody!
![DSCF6170.jpg DSCF6170.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174892-18a83bfb04a082074b42f4ef4081262d.jpg)
![DSCF6143.JPG DSCF6143.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174849-8112275d25b2fce6dacf820e45915dbe.jpg)
![DSCF6147.JPG DSCF6147.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174861-339964ef9dc387703a2b7f6eb4a0c7ab.jpg)
![DSCF6149.JPG DSCF6149.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174866-23957bcdd70fbc9d91872be6008e93ee.jpg)
![DSCF6150.JPG DSCF6150.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174877-76df60e17d65a897bfc7ad1b7927c312.jpg)
![DSCF6153.jpg DSCF6153.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1174/1174880-e840fff7d413bd0aa0a82049205b61a5.jpg)