Drey Ever Seal 1-Quart Canning Jar

Object/Artifact

Lacey Museum

85.11 Top from side

Name/Title

Drey Ever Seal 1-Quart Canning Jar

Entry/Object ID

85.11

Description

Clear glass Drey one-quart canning jar. The jar is cylindrical in shape with a wire bail for securing a lid. The side mold seams extend from a horizontal mold seam on the side very near the bottom up to but not over the lip. Besides the horizontal seam near the bottom, there is a mold seam where the top meets the base (on the shoulder of the base). Embossed: on the side near the top: "S 13" (when viewed from the inside). On the side, "Drey" "Ever Seal".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Schram Manufacturing Company or Ball Bros.

Date made

1920

Notes

Date: 1920 or later

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

on the side

Transcription

Drey EVER SEAL

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Lexicon

Search Terms

Domestic Life, Food Preparation

Dimensions

Height

7-1/4 in

Diameter

4 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter is 4" at bottom and 3" at the top.

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

www.fruitjars.com/Drey - excellent article written on Drey jars by Richard H. Cole, Jr. of the Minnesestrista Cultural Center.