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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 ...
Made in the 1950s, this ceramic and porcelain jar is an antique collector’s dream, especially if you collect vintage kitchenware. Some are currently on sale for roughly $380 . 7.
The company produced dinnerware between 1927 and 1989, and their cookie jars are now worth at least a couple hundred dollars. This charming Little Red Riding Hood variation is being sold for $500 ...
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]
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.
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 ]
Made in the 1950s, the ceramic and porcelain jar is an antique collector’s dream, especially if you collect vintage kitchenware. Some are currently on sale for roughly $380 . 6.
The strength of Mason's ironstone body enabled the company to produce ornamental objects of considerable size [8] [9] including vestibule vases 1.5 metres high [10] and mantelpieces assembled from several large sections. [11] Antique ironstone wares are collectable, and in particular items made by Mason's. [12]