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Auction 26 - Lots 21 to 30

21	Best Amber Quart. Red Book #453. A light orange amber Best quart. Very good condition. Deep 3/8 inch chip in the lip at the rear. Very clean glass. The embossing is a bit on the light side. Perfect colour matched insert with only a couple of minor imperfections. Opening Bid: $150 Estimated Range: $200-300 Lot not sold.
22	The Gem Rutherford Half Gallon. Red Book #1084-4. This half gallon The Gem Rutherford is an amazing lime green. Near mint condition. Well ground lip with one shallow flake about 1/2 inch long. Gorgeous wet gloss finish to the body. Glass studded with seed bubbles. A true sparkler! Matching Hamilton Glassworks lid - in the same light lime colour! 1/2 inch flake and two smaller ones on the insert. Gorgeous colour!! Opening Bid: $300 Estimated Range: $500-600 Sold for $325.
23	Frank Giles - Glass Brothers stoneware preserves Jar. We are pleased to feature two rare transferred Glass Brothers fruit jars in this auction. In this lot, we are auctioning the small pint, 5 3/4 inches tall, which is stamped for Frank Giles of Toronto (jar on RIGHT in first photo on right. We have included both jars in this photo to clearly demonstrate that the two jars are distinctly different sizes. This is a beautiful rare jar. The pottery is in impeccable condition. Perfectly clean glaze. Well stamped. Mint. The glass insert is badly flaked down one side for about 2 inches. Forget the damage to the insert, there is no better example of this small size pottery fruit jar! Opening Bid: $300 Estimated Range: $500-600 Sold for $350.
24	B. Panter Glass Bros stoneware preserves jar. This pint size Glass Brothers fruit jar is larger than the previous lot at 6 1/4 inches tall. Stamped for B. Panter of Toronto. Nice that this one actually mentions fruits. This is the second time we have sold this exact jar - in case you thought it was a duplicate. The jar is mint. The glass insert has a 5/8 inch bruise. Another beautiful Canadian pottery jar. Opening Bid: $300 Estimated Range: $500-$600 Sold for $350.
25	Globe Tobacco Company. Red Book #1125-2. A fabulous light yellow Globe Tobacco Company barrel embossed with both Detroit and Windsor locations. Mint condition. Ex. Bryan Grapentine Collection. Opening Bid: $150 Estimated Range: $200-300 Sold for $300.
26	Star Ball Blue Half Gallon. Red Book #2718. This Star half gallon is a jar with great display appeal. The glass is a beautiful Ball blue. The embossing nice and strong. Excellent condtion. Three flakes in the ground lip: one flat 1/4 long on the very top edge; the largest 5/8 long on the outside edge at rear; beside this is a smaller 1/4 flake. Very clean glass with good gloss. Plain light aqua glass insert slightly stained. A beautiful big bottle! Opening Bid: $120 Estimated Range: $200-250 Sold for $120.
27	Beaver Imperial Quart Ball Blue. Red Book #424. Gorgeous Beaver Imperial quart in Ball blue. Near mint condition. Well ground lip with the usual flaking. Very clean glass with good gloss and only a bit of internal stain towards the base. The embossed beaver is a bit faint, but the word is prominent. Clear button style lid with a couple of flakes off the bottom of the flange - the largest being about 5/8. A nice quart jar in a colour seldom seen. Opening Bid: $150 Estimated Range: $250-300 Sold for $150.
28	ACME 1893 Half Gallon. Red Book #14. This sale feature three sizes of the Lamont Glassworks Acme 1893 Mason jars. This half gallon is the variant with "NOVEMBER" spelled properly. A beautiful large jar with strong embossing. Very good condition. The heavy ground lip has some damage. On the rear (Mason side) there is a 1/4 chip in the lip on both inner and outer sides of the rim. There is a 1/8 chip on the left mould seam. On the front (Acme side) there is a 1/2 heavy bruise on the inside edge of the lip. There is also a 1/4 inch flat flake off the very top of the rim. On the right mould seam there is a 1/2 round flake. This description makes the lip sound worse than it is. Remember these were rough ground jars. The body of the the jar is sparkling clean and perfect. Very clean greenish aqua glass. Mason shoulder seal band and insert in great condition. An attractive large size Lamont Glassworks jar. Opening Bid:$100 Estimated Range: $150-200 Lot not sold.
29	ACME 1893 Quart. Red Book #14. A remarkably clean example of the Acme 1893 quart. This is the variant with "NOVEMBER" spelled properly. The body of this bottle is perfecly mint - not a scratch. The ground lip is relatively thin. 1/2 inch bruise on inside edge. Couple of 1/4 inch flakes. A rare jar in very good condition. Opening Bid: $200 Estimated Range: $300-400 Lot not sold.
30	ACME 1893 Pint. Red Book #15. A gorgeous dark aqua Acme 1893 pint with extremely crude glass. Full of heavy swirls! This is the variant with "NOVEMBER" spelled with an incomplete "N". Heavy ground lip. The lip has three chips at the front. The largest is 1/4 inches and goes about halfway through the wall. The other two are smaller flakes. There is a fish-eye bruise 1/4 inch in line with these chips. Always hard to say with lip damage on ground jars whether it is simply a rough grind, but the chips on this one are relatively deep. Original lid with milk glass insert. Good body gloss with only the faintest bit of stain. A beautiful little pint! Opening Bid: $200 Estimated Range: $300-400 Sold for $400.