Ball Jars Through The Years

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Ball jars through the years. Rejoice if you find one of those. The earliest logo was the intertwined bbgmc ball brothers glass manufacturing company used on jars made in buffalo new york. Descriptive words have been included on some jars through the years. They have been re appearing in flea markets groceries home shops you name it.

The foundation s first major project ball memorial hospital in muncie was completed four years after his death. Words to watch for include. His son edmund f. It was his wish that the ball brothers foundation be organized and from his estate came its original funding.

After 20 years mason s designs became public knowledge and manufacturers had free reign to use them. Because competitors produced most mason jars after his patent expired in 1879 mason never achieved wealth and sadly lived meagerly until his death in 1902. Buffalo jars are pretty rare. People have been rummaging in their attics and cupboards hoping to find these items not only to join the fad.

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. They were first made in buffalo in 1884 and for several years after. Blue glass ball jars were produced in the late 1890s and early 1900s but the company stopped producing these in 1937.