Name/Title
Lid, Preserving JarEntry/Object ID
85.93Description
Zinc and glass lid for a canning jar. The gray lid has female threads to fit on the male threads of a mason jar. The top of the lid has a circle of 1.75". The inside of the lid has a white milk glass lining with the following embossed in capital letters: "genuine Boyd cap for mason jars". Three concentric circles from .5" to 1.25" are embossed in the center of the liner. The outside of the lid has corrosion accretions and the inside is heavily corroded with accretions/powdery white spots. There are red marks on the sealing edge of the lid probably from contact with a sealing rubber.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Boyd Co.Date made
1880 - 1930Notes
Date: Late 1800s-early 1900sLexicon
Search Terms
Domestic Life/Household Goods, Food PreparationDimensions
Height
1 inDiameter
3 inDimension Notes
09-03-2015 The diameter is measured at the sealing edge. rfj
