Lid, Preserving Jar

Object/Artifact

Lacey Museum

85.80 Lid top

Name/Title

Lid, Preserving Jar

Entry/Object ID

85.80

Description

Zinc and glass lid for canning jar. The gray lid has female threads to fit on the male threads of a mason jar. There are 1" and 1.75" concentric circles impressed on the top. The inside of the lid has a white milk glass lining with the following embossed in capital letters: "genuine porcelain lined mason cap B-69." The liner has a .5" circle in the center and a thicker protrusion 1.75" in diameter. The zinc is slightly corroded on the inside and the outside shows wear from handling. Lying loosely inside the lid are three rubber jar lid seals. The seals are red in color, rubber in material, and show a pressure impression the matches the sealing edge of a small glass lid. The seals do not match or fit the zinc lid.

Made/Created

Date made

1869 - 1960

Notes

Date: Late 1800s to 1960

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

around glass lid liner

Transcription

GENUINE PORCELAIN LINED MASON CAP B-69

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Lexicon

Search Terms

Food Preparation, Domestic Life

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Diameter

3 in

Dimension Notes

01-02-2015 Height: 1" for the" zinc lid. .1 for the seals. Diameter: 3" at sealing edge of the zinc lid. 2.5" for the seals. rfj

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Related Publications

Notes

http://livinghomegrown.com/2012/06/dating-old-canning-jars.html