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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.
The Mason Jar was a nightclub and music venue in Phoenix, Arizona. It featured rock music , alternative rock , punk rock , hip hop , and heavy metal in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Many famous bands such as Nirvana , Rob Zombie , The Ramones , Joan Jett , Stone Temple Pilots , the Red Hot Chili Peppers , Pearl Jam , Tool , The Black Crowes , Los ...
A collection of Mason jars filled with preserved foods. A Mason jar, also known as a canning jar, preserves jar or fruit jar, is a glass jar used in home canning to preserve food. It was named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason, who patented it in 1858. The jar's mouth has a screw thread on its outer perimeter to accept a metal ring or ...
Early life. Everett was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 18, 1851. He was a son of Dr. Henry Everett (1819–1854), a urologist who died when he was only three years old, and Mary ( née Hamlin) (1830–1890). After his mother remarried to Henry W. Putnam, a businessman, inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist, she moved to New York City and ...
Ball Corporation is an American company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado. It is best known for its early production of glass jars, lids, and related products used for home canning. Since its founding in Buffalo, New York, in 1880, [2] when it was known as the Wooden Jacket Can Company, the Ball company has expanded and diversified into ...
In the original account, a middle-age man in a dark suit stopped at the Mason Jar Cafe in Benton Harbor on Feb. 5 for lunch after attending a funeral. He ordered, paid his $32.43 bill with an ...
George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home. Dozens of bottles of ...
Designs range from small, plain glass screw cap containers (invented by John Landis Mason, inventor of the Mason jar) to more ornate works of art. Sometimes the design refers to some pair of related objects—such as a replica of a West Highland White Terrier containing salt and a Scottish Terrier containing pepper.