Fruit Jar Rambles Extra By Tom Caniff — Photos by Deena Caniff
BADE DUPLEX Most unembossed fruit jars are worth little as collectibles beyond their canning value, and even collectible base-embossed fruit jars are in less demand generally than side-embossed jars.
PHOTO 1: ORIGINAL BADE DUPLEX jar and lid.
The 7 1/2 inches tall, clear (light aqua tint) jar in Photo 1 is in yet another category, having its lettering acid-etched on the side of the jar. Exactly what prompted this German company to opt for the acid etching rather than the standard side embossing is unknown, as is much of the information on the company itself. The jar bears acid-etched lettering on its side in a diagonal, reading ORIGINAL BADE DUPLEX 1 LTR. Its lid is embossed on the underside ORIGINAL BADE DUPLEX with 100 m/m in the center, all to be read through the top. The jar’s base is embossed simply 1L. The jar has a neck bead, the top of which is ground, as is the jar’s lip. The bottom edge of the straddle-lip top-seal lid is also ground. A slight, one-inch depression in the center of the lid suggests that the jar may have utilized a flat metal clamp, at least for processing.
FIGURE A (below): ORIGINAL BADE DUPLEX jars from canning booklet.
Interestingly, the jar appears to be a turnmold style, with no vertical seam lines. This would explain the etched lettering, as turn-molding wouldn’t work for a side-embossed jar, whereas a jar made in a turn mold could have the etched lettering added later. Figure A depicts five of the ORIGINAL BADE DUPLEX jars from an undated German jar pamphlet, ranging in size from 1/2 to 2 Litres. “Bade Duplex Sturzglaser mit hochsehenden Randern” at the top translates to “Bath Duplex Cover Glass with high edge.” “Fur Fleisch, Wurst, Kuchen, Gemiise usw. 120 MilAugust 2020
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