Ball Jars Blue Vintage
In 1976 ball produced reproductions of the buffalo jars and created bicentennial jars.
Ball jars blue vintage. Blue glass ball jars were produced in the late 1890s and early 1900s but the company stopped producing these in 1937. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. In 2013 ball made the heritage collection which commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the historic 1913 breakthrough in their process. Some canning jar terms seeds.
Dating a ball mason jar. In the common green shade this wire bale 1910 model commands a respectable rate. New listing vintage 1923 1933 ball ideal blue pint fruit canning jar w 1908 patent 10. The ball brothers who owned that company began to make glass fruit jars when the patent on the mason improved fruit jar expired.
The improved jar by hero. Ball mason jars are still being produced up to this day and there are no signs of stopping soon. Fruit jars were produced primarily in clear and ball blue aqua but some amber cobalt and even milk glass examples can be found out there in the wild and they are likely worth upwards of several hundred dollars. Air bubbles trapped in glass often seed shaped.
But if you re one of the lucky ones to have found an old ball mason jar or if you are an avid collector of such items then dating these things is very important. Ball jars were made in various colors but the blue and clear colors are the most common. Ball brand mason jars were originally produced in 1884 by the ball brothers glass manufacturing company now simply called the ball corporation. Set of 2 vintage aqua blue ball perfect mason 16oz pint jars limited collector s edition turn of the century design 1910 1923 4 7 out of 5 stars 14 14 38 14.
New listing vintage blue ball perfect mason jar quart canning jar circa 1923 33 no lid 7. A rare cobalt blue model fetches 10 000 or more. Prior to this detail hero users often com plained about food going bad. Lightning jar by ball.
The earliest jars made by ball were colored. Ball created a number of colored mason jars over the years and while the most common is blue there were also jars produced in other colors as well such as green and yellow.