- According to the Ball Corporation, Jason L. Mason invented and patented mason jars in 1858. They were used to can and preserve food. The Ball brothers opened a manufacturing plant in New York and started making the Ball glass jar in 1884. The Kerr brand was started in Oregon in 1903.
- Mason jars are made of soda-lime glass and come in multiple sizes such as quart, pint, cup and half-gallon. They use a two-piece lid, the first part being a flat inner-metal lid, which is held on by the second part, a zinc screw-on ring.
- Mason jars can be used for different crafts such as candles and bird feeders. They can also be filled with ingredients for a recipe or used for planting a flower.
- Large mason jars can be used to store dry foods such as flour, wheat, pasta or sugar.
- Antique mason jars have become popular with collectors and can be found in antique stores and on eBay. Older, rare jars have sold for as much as $30,000.
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