Vintage Antique Fruit Jar HG Blue Mason's Patent 1858 Rev. Port Rb#1767

Vintage Antique Fruit Jar HG Blue Mason's Patent 1858 Rev. Port Rb#1767 The Port Glass Works or Port Glass Co. (known by both names) opened at Muncie, Indiana, in 1891 but moved to Belleville, Illinois, in 1902. The plant made a variety of bottles and jars, limiting its production to fruit jars only in 1900. Although there is no indication that the factory marked its bottles, the plant embossed fruit jars with “PORT” on the bases or “Port” (cursive) on the reverse. The Ball Brothers purchased the firm in 1904 and closed the plant three years later. Port Glass Works/Port Glass Co., Muncie, Indiana (1891-1903