Vintage Ball Mason Jars. 50 out of 5 stars 17. Dating a Ball Mason Jar. Originally the brothers manufactured metal cans wrapped in wood but when John L. Amber Brown Ball canning perfect mason Jar 6 Cups 3 Pints RARE.
However in recent years the Ball Mason jar has become a collectors item. Masons 1858 patent for a fruit-canning jar expired the brothers prepared to move into glass. Individually made from vintage zinc jar caps fit your small mouth Nov 30 1858 antique midget. Ball Bros was based in Muncie Indiana. Originally the brothers manufactured metal cans wrapped in wood but when John L. Vermonts Henry Putnam produced lightning jars in the 1880sglass canning jars with a metal clamp and a glass lid which could be opened quickly.
These vintage canning jars from the 1840s to the 1920s are the staple of retro country charm.
The smaller and more common vintage jars usually sell for less than 20. See Ball Brothers Glass Company page for a brief summary of that glass company. Only 1 available and its in 1 persons cart. Glass jars with this embossed marking was the most popular jar for home canning ever produced in the United States. Ball mason jars are still being produced up to this day and there are no signs of stopping soon. Vintage Blue Ball Mason Canning Fruit Jar Half-Gallon Crude Wavy Glass Bubbles.