Crystalvac Jar
→ Full physical provenance, glass marks, mold numbers, dating criteria, and collecting notes are compiled in the brand guide: Crystalvac Jars.
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Quick ID:
- Square cross-section glass — no round coffee jars in this collection
- Waffle-textured outer walls → pre-c.1940; smooth walls → post-c.1940
- “Crystalvac” embossed disc on underside of lid; “We Roast It / Others Praise It” on lid top
- Three Rivers Glass mark (three interlocked circles) on base → c.1932–c.1943; Ball or Owens-Illinois mark → post-c.1943
Quick reference
- Form: Screw-cap clear or amber glass jar; round cross-section
- Sizes: ½ lb, 1 lb (launch 1932), 3 lb (added Dec 1932)
- Manufacturer succession: Three Rivers Glass Co. (1932–1936/37) → Ball Brothers Glass (1936/37) → Owens-Illinois Glass (1940s+)
- Dating: Three Rivers star mark + 601-N mold number = pre-1937; diamond-oval-I mark = 1940s+
- Amber jars: Scarcer than clear; documented mold 601-8
Artifacts
In the collection
- HH-COLL-0000-0004 — H and H Crystalvac Jar (group photo)
- HH-COLL-0000-0017 — Small Crystalvac Jar
- HH-COLL-0000-0029 — Small H and H Coffee Crystalvac Jars from Three River Glass Co.
- HH-COLL-0000-0031 — Crystalvac-type square jars — waffle-textured wall and smooth-wall pair
- HH-COLL-0000-0066 — Crystalvac Jar Lid — We Roast It / Others Praise It (Embossed Metal)
- HH-COLL-0000-0071 — Crystalvac Jars — Waffle Glass vs. Smooth (Looking for the “Older Brother”)
- HH-COLL-2014-0006 — Crystalvac Jar, Clear, Handle, Plain Top
- HH-COLL-2015-0002 — Large Crystalvac Jar
- HH-COLL-2015-0005 — Small Crystalvac Jar
- HH-COLL-2015-0006 — Small Crystalvac Lid
- HH-COLL-2015-0011 — H and H Coffee Square Jar
- HH-COLL-2015-0013 — Large Crystalvac Jar with Wooden Handle
- HH-COLL-2015-0014 — H and H Crystalvac Lid with Handle on Square Duraglas Jar
- HH-COLL-2015-0023 — Crystalvac 3 Rivers Imprint
- HH-COLL-2015-0032 — H and H Small Crystalvac Jar
- HH-COLL-2015-0033 — H and H Large Crystalvac Jar
- HH-COLL-2015-0034 — H and H Large Crystalvac Jar Disc Revealed
Reference
- HH-REF-0000-0013 — H and H Blend one-pound Crystalvac jars, clear and amber (Mac Johanson collection)
- HH-REF-0000-0014 — H and H Crystalvac coffee jar, tea box, and High Grade tin (group photo)
- HH-REF-0000-0040 — Crystalvac jar with label (clear)
- HH-REF-0000-0048 — Crystalvac H and H Blend
- HH-REF-0000-0103 — Crystalvac Jar Lid Embossed (Instagram archive)
- HH-REF-0000-0104 — Crystalvac Newspaper Front Page (Instagram archive)
- HH-REF-0000-0105 — Crystalvac Older Brother (Instagram archive)
- HH-REF-0000-0106 — Crystalvac Jar
- HH-REF-0000-0107 — Crystalvac Jar (dark background)
Wanted
- HH-WNT-1932-0001 — 1932 Crystalvac cutout (newspaper detail)
- HH-WNT-1932-0002 — 1932 Delaware plant (Crystalvac roof promised)
- HH-WNT-1932-0003 — 1932 Crystalvac news feature
- HH-WNT-2016-0001 — Crystalvac with Label
Manufacturer
Container (glass): Three Rivers Glass Company, San Antonio TX (c.1932–c.1943) — Three Rivers made the original Crystalvac mold under contract and is documented as the local glassmaker in the 1932 newspaper launch coverage. Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Co. and Owens-Illinois Glass Company produced later examples using the same or similar molds (Duraglas-marked lids appear on post-c.1943 jars).
Lid: Embossed pressed-metal lid; fabricator undocumented. The lid carries the “We Roast It / Others Praise It” slogan in relief — no paper label or lithography on the lid.