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    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 "band".
    In 1858, John Mason invented a glass container with a screw-on thread molded into its top and a lid with a rubber seal. Wire-clamped jars such as Lightning and Atlas jars were in use from the late 19th century until 1964, and still, turn up in yard sales and thrift shops.
    John Mason invented and patented the first glass jar with a screw-on cap in 1858. From early human history, farmers searched for a method to keep food from spoiling. Prior to canning, foods were dried, smoked and salted, or soaked in sugar for preservation.
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    Mason jar - Wikipedia

    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 "band". The band, when … See more

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    French chef Nicolas Appert invented the method of preserving food by enclosing it in sealed containers. Among the earliest glass jars used for … See more

    A complete Mason jar is composed of a tempered glass jar, a flat self-sealing lid, and a metal band.
    The jars are made with either a wide mouth (3 inches (76 mm)) or regular mouth (2+3⁄8 inches (60 mm)) opening. They come in a … See more

    Aside from canning, mason jars are also sometimes used as dessert containers.
    The jars have been used for a variety of household functional and decorative purposes. Mason … See more

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    The value of a jar is related to its age, rarity, color, and condition. A jar's age and rarity can be determined by the color, shape, mold and production marks of the glass, and the jar's closure. Mason jars usually have a proprietary brand embossed on the … See more

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    Fowler's Vacola jar – Australian product, glass jar sealed with a rubber ring, metal lid, and a spring fastener
    Kilner jar – British canning jar brand; rubber-sealed, screw-topped jar See more

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  4. A Brief History of the Mason Jar | Smithsonian

    Aug 26, 2020 · It all started with John Landis Mason, a New Jersey-born tinsmith who, in the 1850s, was searching for a way to improve the relatively recent process of home canning. Up until then, home...

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  8. How Did We Can? | Jars · Evolution of Canning …

    (Home Canning of Meat, 1946) Numerous styles of jars existed, but the three primary styles were the threaded glass jar with a 1-piece porcelain-lined zinc cap, wire-bail, and threaded glass jars with 2-piece flat metal lids and attached …

  9. Canning - Wikipedia

    Industrial canning machines used for mass-producing canned salmon in 1917. Canning is a method of food preservation in which food is processed and sealed in an airtight container (jars like Mason jars, and steel and tin cans).

  10. How Canning Was Invented, and How It Changed the …

    Apr 14, 2015 · Conventional canning as we know it today began with Nicolas Appert, the original Food in Jars guy. A Parisian confectioner and chef, Nicolas began experimenting with preservation during the late 1700s, and he …

  11. History of the Home Canning Jar and Collecting …

    Napoleon is often credited with the invention of modern canning: in 1795 the French military offered a cash prize of 12,000 francs for a new method to preserve food. Nicolas Appert suggested canning and the process was first …

  12. The History of the Mason Jar - The Atlantic

    Sep 24, 2015 · In the early 20th century, the invention of the plastics bakelite and nylon paved the way for the billions of plastic containers used in contemporary industrial preservation. My mother and aunt...

  13. How Mason Jars Went from Thrifty to Hip | Smithsonian

    Sep 30, 2015 · The Mason jar has a threaded neck and screw-on lid that seals, patented by Scottish farmer John Landis Mason in 1858, reports Hilary Greenbaum and Dana Rubinstein for The New York Times. What...