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2. Ball Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Prior to 1933, Ball was the largest domestic manufacturer of home canning jars. In 1939 it manufactured 54% of all the canning jars made in the US. A drop in demand for the jars during the 1930s led the Ball brothers to begin manufacturing other types of jars and bottles for commercial use, and eventually expanding into other lines of business.

3. Ball brothers - Wikipedia

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   The Ball brothers, whose glass company became known for its home canning jars, went into business together in 1880, and made the decision to move their glass manufacturing operations from Buffalo, New York to Muncie, Indiana, in 1886, due to the abundance of natural gas in the area. The brothers opened their factory in Muncie in 1888.

4. Mason jar - Wikipedia

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   The Ball Corporation, which once dominated the market as the largest domestic manufacturer of home-canning jars, spun off its home-canning business in 1993. In 1939 the company manufactured 54% of all the canning jars made in the US. [15] Ball ceased production of canning jars when its subsidiary, Alltrista, became a separate company in 1993. [16]

5. Jarden - Wikipedia

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   Jarden was an American consumer products company. Formed by the spin out of Ball Corporation's canning business, the company became a wider conglomerate of consumer brands, particularly in the outdoors and home appliances market.

6. Home canning - Wikipedia

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   Preserved food in Mason jars. Home canning or bottling, also known colloquially as putting up or processing, is the process of preserving foods, in particular, fruits, vegetables, and meats, by packing them into glass jars and then heating the jars to create a vacuum seal and kill the organisms that would create spoilage.

7. Talk:Mason jar - Wikipedia

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   Mason jars are also called: Ball jars: in reference to the Ball Corporation, an early and prolific manufacturer of glass canning jars; Fruit jars: for a common content; Glass canning jars: a generic term reflecting their material and purpose; Kilner jars: a UK manufacturer [citation needed]