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2. 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]

3. Ball Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Around 1884, when the brothers discovered that the Mason Improved fruit jar patent was due to expire, their company began manufacturing canning jars in their glassworks. [9] The Ball Brothers' jars, which were produced in half-gallon, pint, and midget sizes, were manufactured during 1884, 1885, and 1886. “Buffalo” jar lids were produced in ...

4. Use This Age Chart to Date Your Vintage Ball Mason Jars - AOL

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   Mason jars were manufactured in many different colors, including clear, pale blue, yellow, amber, olive and various other greens. (In the early 1900s, people thought darker glass helped prevent ...

5. 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.

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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   I removed "Some old Mason jars used glass lids with separate rubber rings, instead of steel, and are now considered unsafe for canning. [citation needed]" as glass lid canning jars are still manufactured and are considered safe. Most antique glass lid canning jars are also safe.Mrs269 03:53, 5 February 2014 (UTC)