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2. John Landis Mason - Wikipedia

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   John L. Mason. John Landis Mason (c. 1832 in Vineland, New Jersey – February 26, 1902) was an American tinsmith and the patentee of the metal screw-on lid for antique fruit jars commonly known as Mason jars. Many such jars were printed with the line "Mason's Patent Nov 30th 1858". [1] He also invented the first screw top salt shaker in 1858.

3. Jar - Wikipedia

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   Hexagon or hex jars – regular hexagonal prism; Mason jars – moderately tall cylinder typically used in home canning, sealed with a metal lid; Kilner jar – similar to a Mason jar but sealed with rubber; Straight-sided jars – cylinders with no neck. Squat straight-sided jars are suitable for creams which can be scooped out.

4. Mason jar - Wikipedia

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   John Landis Mason, inventor of the Mason jar. In 1858, a Vineland, New Jersey tinsmith named John Landis Mason (1832–1902) invented and patented a screw threaded glass jar or bottle that became known as the Mason jar (U.S. Patent No. 22,186.) [1] [2] From 1857, when it was first patented, to the present, Mason jars have had hundreds of variations in shape and cap design. [8]

5. Hazel-Atlas Glass Company - Wikipedia

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   Hazel-Atlas made large quantities of "Depression" pressed glassware in a wide variety of patterns in the 1920s–1940s, along with many white milkglass "inserts" used in zinc fruit-jar lids, many types of milkglass cold-cream jars and salve containers, and a large variety of bottles and jars for the commercial packaging industry. "Atlas" was ...

6. Quart - Wikipedia

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   The reputed quart was a measure equal to two-thirds of an imperial quart (or one-sixth of an imperial gallon), at about 0.7577 liters, which is very close to one US fifth (0.757 liters). The reputed quart was previously recognized as a standard size of wine bottle in the United Kingdom, and is only about 1% larger than the current standard wine ...

7. Spoonbridge and Cherry - Wikipedia

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   Spoonbridge and Cherry is a sculptural fountain designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.It was funded by a $500,000 donation from art collector Frederick R. Weisman and is permanently located in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.