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!
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!
