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l4 905-986-0941 905-640-3530 Port Perry 0361 Main St, Stouflville ATTIC TREASURES - 'WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH" â€" 0 Real Estate 0 Wills Estates 0 Litlgatlons 0 Corporate 0 Family Law Eric R. Button, B.A., L. L. B. Gordon c. Mess, Q. c BU I'I ON, ARMSTRONG 8LNESS BARRISTERS SOLICITORS Export Legal Service Since 1896 banlawérogers.com See us on ‘www.stoufivflleonline.com' He‘re is a group of jars that are generally referred to as c'anning or fruit iars. Many people are still using these older iars while oth- ers only recognize them as something that grand- mother used for her jams a n d A sunny and hopefully warm February to every- one | welcome inquiries about any objects that you may have and look forward to seeing and perhaps wn‘ting about them. Please forward a photo and a description to me through Stouffvifle this Month, drop it off at Reid's Antiques, 6397 Main St. Stouffville during regular business hours or via e-mail at robert.reid5@sympatico.ca ".mmmwu uulmlllaualUl Mirna Jennlngs new; and rounaation resident Mary-Ruth Flood acce t a cheque for $8,000 from John McCracken of Sto 'Ile L e§ion Branch 459. Branc members raised the money to purchase beds for the facility. A so on hand for the presentation were the Legion's Harold 'Tillyer, and Joan Marshman and Mary Hamerston of the Ladies Auxiliary. A basic Crown jar of this age is only worth $I or $2 The fruit iar in the cen- tre is a Crown iar made in I907 and has a nice light green colour that sepa- rates it from a common aqua coloured iar. This makes it slightly more desirable. different types of jars with different closures, sizes, colours and embossments. Crown. Gem, Corona. Ball and True Fruit are iust a few that might ring a bell for Canadians. The vast maion'ty ofthem have little value above that of their intended purpose. However, there are some that are avidly sought after and have a significant value to the collector. pickles. Glass fruit iars have been used in North America since the l830's and the screw top style lid was patented in the United States on Nov. 30. I858. Markhaven administrator Anna J ' ' - Dd art-pm a rhnnnn ‘nr CD nnn ‘srmnlgigefilra-P_d.f?yfidxagon erFId.ent.Maryl There are thousands of by Rob Reid Many fruit iars have a date impressed on the bottom and while the numâ€" ber l858 is on many. this The iars on the left and right are also Crown iars but are a little bit more unusual and distinctly Canadian. Both of these fruit jars were made for the T. Eaton Company and bear the letter E in a trian- gle to show that. The one on the right has number IS above the triangle. denot- ing a production date of l9l5 while the, left hand iar has an l8 above the trian- gle for I918. Anothér big factor is size. The small pint or half pint jars and the gallon and larger sizes usually com- mand a premium price. Colour has a large part to play when determining value. Yellow, golden amber and blue jets are just some of the variations. while this jar would sell for about $12 to $15. 905-642-6864 Today many people are no longer canning and pre- serving fruit and vegetaâ€" bles and many of these jars are being discarded. Before you toss grandma's old jars in the trash, or betâ€" ter yet the recycling bin, have a look through them for anything unusual like funny names, colours or even embossed animals. You may discover a little treasure of your own ‘ Rob Reid is the owner of Reid’ 5 Antiques and Consignment on Stouffville'sl Main St. l As the many hundreds of variations in fruit iars can make a big difference to their value, there are many publications devotâ€" ed to the subject. One of the overwhelming favourites is a book called The Red Bank Of Fruit lars that is very comprehensive in coverage. ‘ h iars have the Eaton's Diamond and both have the words "Toronto and Winnipeg" embossed below. but the I918 iar is unusual because both the letters "N" in Winnipeg are backwards! This makes it a $45 to $55 jar as opposed to the $10 to $15 that the I915 one is worth. only refers to the patent date, not the date it was made. While the jar on the righgjs older the jar on the left iE'more valuable. FEBRUARY 2004