Kerr Self Sealing Mason

Object/Artifact

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Lacey Museum

85.48 Base: Copyright: Lacey Museum; Origformat: Artifact
85.48 Base

Copyright: Lacey Museum; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Kerr Self Sealing Mason

Entry/Object ID

85.48

Description

Clear glass Kerr one-quart self sealing canning jar. The jar is square with very rounded corners. The mouth is threaded for a screw lid. Side mold seams are on the corners and extend from a horizontal seam on the bottom up to but not over the lip. There is also a mold seam where the top is joined to the base. Embossed on the side: "Kerr" "self sealing" "trade mark reg" "mason". On the bottom "37".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co.

Date made

1940 - 1969

Notes

Date: 1940 - 1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

On the side & bottom

Transcription

On the side "Kerr" "self sealing" "trade mark reg" "mason" On the bottom "37"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Lexicon

Search Terms

Food Preparation, Domestic Life

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

3-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/KLogoTable.pdf http://www.ehow.com/how_7809082_date-kerr-jars.html http://www.sha.org/bottle/machinemadedating.htm http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/KLogoTable.pdf