What is whittled?

[towhead]

Here he is Warren!

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Oh Yeah..... That is hammered with whittle! Great jar Julie!

 

[capsoda]

Wow, That is a great one Julie. I'll keep an eye open for a top for it.
They are kind of tough to come by.

 

[towhead]

Thanks Gunsmoke and Warren! I still havent been able to totally identify it, most on EBay have a cross or the CJ letters on them and numbers on the bottom. Mine has no designs on the jar, and just an E on the bottom. Thanks Again!

 

[RICKJJ59W]

Hey warren I am not a Jar man, I gave this one to my buddy, what is with the (keystone) ?? I dont find many of these whole, here and there.

 

[GuntherHess]

The symbol indicates the Keystone Glass Works near Philadelphia. Probably from the 1880s

 

[capsoda]

Yep, Keystone Glass Works. The 1858 Masons were made by many different glass houses and there are many different variations of them as well as several different variations of the keystones.

Hey Julie, It is just as common as the other two. Here are two of mine. The one is like yours. I have a couple more somewhere.

 

[towhead]

Nice Warren! The one on the left looks whittled.

 

[capsoda]

Most of the midgets are whittled to some extent. I can only recall ever seing one clean one. Fruit jars show of whittling better than most bottles do.

 

[towhead]

Thanks Again Warren!