#2206 ACME SHIELD QT, grey w/wire bail & glass lid
100tos#2206. Glass JAR FRUIT & Wire BaiL "ACME"in shield..w21oz (100tos#2210 similiar) greying glass w/wire bail & clear unmarked glass lid
7.25h quart "ACME"in shield. [?Owens?]Weight:_21oz_____ Size:_qt__For comparison, #2210 has a more elaborate shield.
neck marked V 59, no base mark, bubbles in glass & defect in side from original mold, no other problems.
TRADEMARKS; "ACME" is Acme Glass Co., Olean, N.Y., 1920-1930.
THE AUTOMATIC BOTTLE-MAKING MACHINE; Pg78 fig27 pictures the Owens' ring, a distinguishing mark of the Owens machine (invented 1903).
If you have a clear jar that has turned purple then it was made before WWI when supplies of Manganese Dioxide, the chemical that causes old glass to turn purple in the sun, was cut off by German blockades