Mason jar
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A Mason jar, also known as a canning jar, preserves jar or fruit jar, is a glass jar used in home canning to preserve food. It was named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason, who patented it in 1
A collection of Mason jars filled with preserved foods
Nicolas Appert's jar
John Landis Mason, inventor of the Mason jar
Early closure style, zinc lid over glass liner
Kilner jar
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A Kilner jar is a rubber-sealed glass jar used for preserving food. It was first produced by John Kilner & Co., Yorkshire, England.
Mason jar
…Fowler's Vacola jar – Australian product, glass jar sealed with a rubber ring, metal lid, and a spring fastener Kilner jar – British canning jar brand; rubber-sealed, screw-topped jar Weck jar – German product, glass jar with glass lid, rubber seal, metal spring clips…
Kilner jar with rubber seal
A Kilner jar from no later than 1928
The open jar