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« on: May 31, 2010, 08:26:29 pm »
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These came from a heavily pounded Civil War camp site in Germantown, TN. Not much left at the site but some bricks, but did manage to find an old jar lid with glass insert and what appears to be a pot handle. Any information would be appreciated.
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« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2010, 08:48:28 am »
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Hey claydigger, I found two lids like the one you found today. Any idea on the worth or date on them

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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2010, 08:52:46 am »
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Chipthefinder,
I was told that it's an old Ball top jar from the late 1800's. My dad added that the milk colored glass inside was sealed with a paraffin type of coating to form the seal.
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« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2010, 08:54:57 am »
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In 1882, Henry William Putnam of Bennington, Vermont, invented a fruit jar that used a glass lid and a metal clamp to hold the lid in place. These "Lightning jars" became popular because no metal (which could rust, breaking the seal or contaminating the food) contacted the food and the metal clamps made the lids themselves easier to seal and remove (hence the "Lightning" name) . There were many similar glass lid and wire-clamp jars produced for home canning all the way into the 1960s.  Many can still be seen in garage sales, flea markets and on specialty food jars today.

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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2010, 09:23:49 am »
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This may be helpful.. found it on search on Yahoo....

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« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2010, 07:43:42 pm »
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I love digging these lids up! Never know when there's a jar of money attached  Grin  To date I have found about 20. Two of the porcelain lids were BLUE! Gotta love it! Great

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