On this page I will show sample test run jars that were not officially released to the public. These you can consider prototype jars to experiment on before an actual release.

  This happens to be THE VERY FIRST Amber Buffalo jar reproduction blown by Joe Miller in 1976. I have documentation on this to prove as it came from an ex-Ball production manager in charge of the Bicentennial jars. As you can see this jar still has the blowover bubble still on the top. These jars are very hard to obtain if not impossible. I also have a finished one with the milk glass lid. Pretty cool jar.


  This is a very RARE jar with only 5 known to exist. One of the Bicentennial jars in Milk glass. These jars look just like the Old Spice aftershave containers in color. You will notice the lid isn't the same color. No lids were made of this material as they were all clear and then painted to match the jar or come close. 30 of these were made and then 25 were broken so that left only 5. I do believe another is in the hands of Alltrista Corporation which was a spinoff Company Ball did years ago. I think I know where 1 more is and don't have a clue where the other's are but luckily I got one for my collection which still amazes me till this day.


  Another very scarce/rare sample jar in flint glass. ( Clear ) This particular quart jar was only run in 25 unit's. It differs to the other's as it has Edmund Ball's signature across the back. The regular Bicentennial jars do not have this signature on them. Ball blue was the released jar with the regular eagle logo/no signature. These were also released in Ball blue with the signature run in 5000 units although not sold to the public these were used as a presentation item.