Applying Dating Techniques to Specific Jars

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The presenter picks up a clear Ball mason jar with a square bottom and a distinct 'A' on its base. He compares its 'Ball' logo to previous examples, noting it's the same style as another jar but lacks the underline. He then dates two similar Ball jars (one clear, one blue) to between 1923 and 1933 based on their logo's shape. He continues by dating a third jar to between 1933 and 1962, and a fourth, more modern jar, to 1960 to the present day, emphasizing the swoop design in the 'B' as the distinguishing feature for the latest style.

Goal: The presenter applies the dating techniques to several clear Ball mason jars, demonstrating how specific logo variations correspond to different manufacturing periods.

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Various Clear Ball Mason Jars

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check this guy out Square has a a on the bottom of it and if you look the ball is the same as the ball on this one these two jars are dated 1923 to 1933 because of the shape of the ball okay kind of neat the ball riding now this one is dated between 1933 and 1962 due to the shape of the lettering okay and this is a more modern jar dated 1962 date and that is the shape of the lettering it's got a big swoop the B where there wasn't such a big swoop if you look at the difference there's a swoop and then there's another swoop you look up here there's a little tiny one and that so out all these mason

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