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How often have those of us who enjoy such things read a Civil War trooper’s letter home, a page from a winter camp journal or other first-hand life account where a lonely for home soldier phrases the arrival of a carefully got up package of home preserves or has lamented the fact that he received such but alas the glass preserve jar had been broken in transit spilling the content? This offering of a #4 (quart) size preserve jar boldly marked MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR on one side and WHITALL’S PATENT JUNE 18th 1861 on the other. This country utility will make a wonderful companion piece in any Civil War collection and will go especially well in any winter camp, medical and sanitary fair grouping. Much more difficult to find than the more common MASON preserve jar of the period, this nicely marked and dated Whitall jar retains it’s equally well marked and dated glass lid and its cast iron lid clamp. All in nice condition with that pretty light aqua bubbled glass the jar remains in fine condition with no chips. A scarce collectable complete with original components each as collectable as the jar its self. An exceptional example of period every day life seldom seen today.