Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Mason jar
Object Number:
2017.22.5
Date:
Medium:
Molded glass, wax or plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (14.6 × 10.5 cm)
Marks:
“Atlas / E-Z / SEAL” embossed on front
Inscriptions:
Description:
Canning or food storage jar.
Gallery Label:
“Mason Jars” are a generic term for utilitarian glass food storage jars. Philadelphia tinsmith John Landis Mason patented one of the first threaded jars or bottles with a screw-type lid in 1858. Thereafter, numerous variations of durable glass food storage jars were produced by glass manufacturers across the United States, and referred to as “Mason” jars.
Bibliography:
Credit Line:
Gift of Jim Picinich
Provenance:
Place Made:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
