The arrival of Ball Mason jars changed the face of home canning and, decades later, are the still the canning jar of selection. All kinds of provisions can be preserved in these jars.
Structure of The Ball mason Jars
Ball Mason Jars are U.S brand made of glass for the preservation of food The Ball Mason Jars are actually consistent over two piece covers i.e. an inner flat glass cap which is covered by a screw-on-disc. The disc helps to hold the cap in place during the canning process. There is huge variety of sizes including Pint, quart, half-gallon and cup sizes. They are also available in wide mouth and regular shapes.
A brief History of the Ball Mason Jars
The initial glass jars were known as wax sealers, because they used Sealing-wax which was poured into a direct around the lip that held on a tin cover. This process was problematical, but was mostly the only one accessible for a long time and broadly used even into the early 1900s.
Mason Jars are invented by Rick Mason in 1858. They were also known as fruit jars as well because they were used to store fruit. They were made in many shapes, sizes and colors well into the 1900s. From the time when they were made in such quantity and used for such extended periods, many of them have survived to the present day. Then in 1880 Ball brothers began the manufacture of glass canning jars in Buffalo, New York Known as Ball Mason Jars.
Old-fashioned Ball Mason jars are valuable
Old-fashioned mason jars are keenly required by collectors, and are bought and sold not only through antique stores, but also on public sale sites. While most jars are sold for only a few dollars, some have sold for as high as 30,000. The value of a jar is related to its era, uncommonness, and provision.
