Vetus Vitrum
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We had some rain a few days ago and the river just came down enough for me to look for new finds. I find a number of milk glass jars but I believe this is my oldest so far. Base marked W. T. & CO., used by Whitall Tatum & Company from about 1875 until 1901, the base also reads PAT June 7th, 1892, the letter F in the center and 692 below. With some confidence I date the jar between 1892 and 1901. The jar is about half full of a greasy muck and I have to destroy the corroded lid when I clean it. I believe this particular jar was known as a phenix jar. Whitall Tatum & Company became Whitall Tatum Company, sold to Armstrong Cork Company and later to Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company.
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