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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;42Skeezix, post: 6483, member: 40&quot;]BTW I need a Millville clamp and/or lid for a jar collector friend if you might have a set still hanging around. He also needs a &quot;Crowleytown&quot; lid but they&#039;re extremely rare. Thing is they are most likely to turn up around your area. You know the typical mason jar zinc lid with the porcelain/glass liner? Well the Crowleytown lid is the predecessor and the first efficient cheap use of the screw cap. The lid looks more or less like the regularly seen mason jar lid with a liner, but they are unlined, have straighter sides, and they almost always have a small metal lug on the top to accommodate an opening wrench. These lids in reasonable condition are worth hundreds.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Very rare examples are found in brass. Bidding starts at a thousand.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Crowleytown&quot; refers to the Crowleytown glassworks in South Jersey, where the first Mason jars were originally blown.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whoa there. Sorry about the wildly OT post.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ummmmm The OT&#039;s piece would make a great display for a small collection of top shelf antique fruit jars<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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