LATE 1800s 10 GAL MACOMB STONEWARE BEEHIVE JUG EXTREMELY SCARCE~EXCELLENT TO MINT CONDITION~ Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 274.01 Time Left - Bid Count 9 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Location Marion, KS See more about 'LATE 1800s 10 GAL MACOMB STONEWARE BEEHIVE JUG' Description THIS IS A LATE 1800's ~~~ 10 GALLON ~~~~  MACOMB BEEHIVE STONEWARE JUG THAT IS EXTREMELY SCARCE !! AND THIS IS EXCELLANT TO MINT CONDITION !! THIS WEIGHS A HEFTY 40 lbs AND MEASURES 19 1/2 " TALL x 14 1/2" ROUND. THIS IS AN AMAZING JUG ! I HAVE PUT A COKE CAN NEXT TO IT TO SHOW YOU JUST HOW TALL THIS JUG IS!! UNBELIEVABLE !! THIS HAS A NICE WIDE MOUTH AN REAL NICE HANDLE, IN AS CLOSE TO MINT AS THEY COME. THIS CAME FROM  AN ESTATE AUCTION THAT THE FARM HAD BEEN IN THE FAMILY SINCE 1878. I CAN FIND NO MAJOR FLAWS OF ANY KIND....NO HAIRLINES, FLEA BITES, CHIPS, ETC...JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE FIND ! THIS IS A MUSEUM QUALITY STONEWARE JUG...THIS DOES HAVE THE NORMAL FACTORY FLAWS SUCH AS CRAZING FROM AGE, PROBABLY IT WASN'T FIRED LONG ENOUGH WHEN THE GLAZE WAS APPLIED AND THEIR IS A 2 1/2" SLIPPAGE MARK ON THE BACKSIDE GLAZE. IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY MISHANDLED WHEN IT WAS MADE BUT TAKES NOTHING AWAY FROM IT...IT IS A NORMAL FACTORY FLAW....ON THE FRONT , IN A ROUND CIRCLE , IT SAYS, "MACOMB STONEWARE CO. MACOMB, ILL." WITH A " 10 " INSIDE THE WORDS. CHECK OUT THE PICS AND I'M SURE YOU WILL AGREE THAT THIS IS TRULY A CENTERPIECE TO ANYONE'S STONEWARE COLLECTION!!! I DO EXCEPT MONEY ORDERS OR CASHIER CHECKS...NO PERSONAL CHECKS......... Place a Bid!