Name/Title
Lid, Preserving JarEntry/Object ID
85.84Description
Zinc and glass lid for a canning jar. The gray lid has female threads to fit onto the male threads of a mason jar. The top of the lid has concentric circles of 1.25 " and 1.75". The inside of the lid has a white milk glass liner 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 is some red coloring at the sealing edge possibly from contact with a rubber sealing gasket.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Boyd Co.Notes
Date: Late 1800s-early 1900sLexicon
Search Terms
Food Preparation, Domestic Life/Household GoodsDimensions
Height
1 inDiameter
3 inDimension Notes
09-03-15 The diameter is measured at the sealing edge. rfj
