Fruit jar for home canning

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Description:

The Ball jar is emblematic of American home-canning history. This quart-sized, molded, "Ball blue" glass jar was manufactured by the Ball Brothers Company of Muncie, Indiana. It has a glass lid with a wire bail closure. The phrase "PAT'D July 14, 1908" is stamped on the jar, indicating the patent date for the particular fastening location of the jar's wire locking lever. The "Ideal" design was discontinued in 1962. The Ball brothers began manufacturing fruit jars in 1884; in 1993, Ball Corporation sold its home canning business to Alltrista (now Jarden) Corporation.

Maker: Ball Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Indiana, Muncie

See more items in: Work and Industry: Food Technology, Food

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Credit Line: Mary Eloise Green

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.76-FT-01.1419Accession Number: 322793Catalog Number: 76-FT-01.1419Collector/Donor Number: 4656

Object Name: jar, fruit

Physical Description: glass (overall material)wire (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-cad5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_867225

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