[{"id":261511708714,"handle":"everything-but-canning-lids","title":"*everything but canning lids (DISCOUNTS OK LIST)","updated_at":"2023-12-09T15:40:37-08:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-06-14T11:05:21-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"discountsOK"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":270376108074,"handle":"vintage-mason-jars","title":"ALL VINTAGE MASON JARS","updated_at":"2023-12-05T15:05:25-08:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2022-09-06T16:20:17-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Vintage"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"MASON JAR"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":267527094314,"handle":"bulk","title":"BULK","updated_at":"2023-12-01T11:40:49-08:00","body_html":"Buy Jars \u0026amp; Lids in Bulk and SAVE!","published_at":"2022-04-14T16:41:42-07:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"BULK JARS"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"BULK LIDS"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2022-04-14T16:46:15-07:00","alt":null,"width":800,"height":357,"src":"\/\/masonjarmerchant.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/bulk_buy.jpg?v=1649980305"}},{"id":60113715242,"handle":"just-jars","title":"JUST JARS","updated_at":"2023-12-09T15:40:37-08:00","body_html":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatented \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cmog.org\/artwork\/preserving-jar-30\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Corning Museum of Glass - Mason's Patent Nov 30th 1858\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eNov 30th 1858\u003c\/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/04\/29\/magazine\/who-made-that-mason-jar.html\" target=\"_blank\" title='NY Times Magazine, \"Who Made That Mason Jar?\"' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJohn Landis Mason\u003c\/a\u003e, over 150 years later the mason jar could quite possibly be the most useful item you have in your home.  While Mason invented the screw-top lid that would eventually replace the wire bail and domed glass lid that was so common in Mason's day, the term \"mason jar\" has become a far more generic term, synonymous with jars of all styles and sizes   \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat started out as a better way to preserve food for canning, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/how-mason-jars-went-thrifty-hip-180956770\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='Smithsonian Magazine, \"How Mason Jars Went From Thrifty To Hip\"' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehas become one of the most beloved and iconic pieces of glassware in history\u003c\/a\u003e.  With 1001 uses, the mason jar (sometimes called a \"canning jar\", or more formally a \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cmog.org\/glass-dictionary\/preserving-jar\" target=\"_blank\" title='Corning Museum of Glass - Glass Dictionary \"Preserving Jar\"' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003epreserving jar\u003c\/a\u003e\") is the perfect piece of glass just about EVERYTHING. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2018-05-07T19:53:31-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"MASON JAR"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-01-23T16:28:27-08:00","alt":"A variety of mason jars old and new on a white backdrop","width":930,"height":400,"src":"\/\/masonjarmerchant.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/IMG_2466.jpg?v=1581631957"}},{"id":64676134954,"handle":"kerr-mason-jars","title":"KERR","updated_at":"2023-12-09T11:30:32-08:00","body_html":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Brief History of Kerr Mason Jars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eKerr Glass Manufacturing Co.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003ca title='Glass Bottle Marks, \"Kerr Glass Manufacturing\"' href=\"https:\/\/www.glassbottlemarks.com\/kerr-glass-manufacturing-corporation\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebegan in Portland, OR in 1904\u003c\/a\u003e.  Though it was not actually a manufacturer at its inception, Kerr offered the 'Economy' brand of mason jar produced for them by the Illinois-Pacific Glass Co.. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Kerr name first appeared on a mason jar in 1915 as '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca title='Pick Your Own, \"History of Home Canning Jars\"' href=\"http:\/\/pickyourown.org\/canningjars.htm#\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKerr Econom\u003c\/i\u003ey\u003c\/a\u003e'\u003ci\u003e.  Later, the \"Economy\" was dropped, and the Kerr name was featured prominently, along with \"Self Sealing\", as 'Kerr Self Sealing Trademark Reg'.  \"Self Sealing\" was \u003ca title='Society of Historical Archaeology, \"Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co.\"' href=\"https:\/\/sha.org\/bottle\/pdffiles\/KerrGlass.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efirst trademarked by Kerr in 1934\u003c\/a\u003e, but the term was first used by Kerr as far back as 1904.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSince then, Kerr has grown to be the most recognizable American mason jar brand next to Ball, and one of very few mason jar brands still in production over a century later.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn 1992 the Kerr glass plants, along with the rights to the Kerr trademark, were acquired by the \u003ca title=\"Ball Mason Jars\" href=\"https:\/\/masonjarmerchant.com\/collections\/ball-mason-jars\"\u003eBall Corporation\u003c\/a\u003e, later spun off it's canning jar business into what would ultimately be known as \u003ca title='Wall Street Journal, \"Newell Rubbermaid to Acquire Jarden for $15 Billion\"' href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/newell-rubbermaid-and-jarden-strike-merger-deal-1450094318\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJarden Home Brands\u003c\/a\u003e which owns the \u003ca title=\"Ball Mason Jars\" href=\"https:\/\/masonjarmerchant.com\/collections\/ball-mason-jars\"\u003eBall\u003c\/a\u003e, Kerr, Bernardin, and Golden Harvest   \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2018-10-28T22:36:17-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Kerr"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-02-13T12:12:09-08:00","alt":"A closeup of a Kerr Mason Jar sitting in a window with treed landscape in the background","width":1188,"height":436,"src":"\/\/masonjarmerchant.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Screen_Shot_2020-02-13_at_11.28.15_AM.png?v=1581624730"}},{"id":270375977002,"handle":"wide-mouth-jars","title":"WIDE MOUTH JARS","updated_at":"2023-12-09T15:40:37-08:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2022-09-06T16:15:19-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"WIDE MOUTH"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"MASON JAR"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":270375583786,"handle":"wide-mouth-jars-accessories","title":"WIDE MOUTH JARS \u0026 ACCESSORIES","updated_at":"2023-12-09T15:40:37-08:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2022-09-06T15:43:37-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"WIDE MOUTH"}],"published_scope":"web"}]