To preserve your vintage Mason jars ... You might wonder if Ball canning jars are the same as Mason jars. The short answer is yes, they are essentially the same thing. Ball Corporation began ...

The donation to Ball State was announced recently at the annual Midwest Antique ... to canning and manufacturing but also the artistry and cultural significance of the jars themselves.

and canning jars (around since 1858) are no longer being made by Ball and Kerr, the two big manufacturers of American canning supplies. A few years before the pandemic, these companies had sold ...