[{"id":261511708714,"handle":"everything-but-canning-lids","title":"*everything but canning lids (DISCOUNTS OK LIST)","updated_at":"2023-09-23T15:10:18-07:00","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":261188812842,"handle":"ball-mason-jars","title":"Ball Mason Jars","updated_at":"2023-09-16T08:00:26-07:00","body_html":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Brief History of Ball Mason Jars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBall Corporation was all started by 5 brothers living in Buffalo, New York in 1880. With a $200 loan from their uncle, the brothers founded the Wooden Jacket Can Company and started manufacturing tin cans encased in wooden jackets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Eventually they realized they needed to look for an alternative to tin because of corrosion issues. Glass was the obvious choice, and in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ball.com\/na\/about-ball\/overview\/history-timeline\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1884\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e they began producing t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehe glass home canning jars that made Ball a household name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1992 the Kerr glass plants, along with the rights to the Kerr trademark, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fundinguniverse.com\/company-histories\/ball-corporation-history\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.fundinguniverse.com\/company-histories\/ball-corporation-history\/\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewere acquired by the Ball Corporation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, later spun off it's canning jar business into what would ultimately be known as Jarden Home Brands which owns the Ball, Kerr, Bernardin, and Golden Harvest. In 2016 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJarden was acquired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/newell-rubbermaid-and-jarden-strike-merger-deal-1450094318\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/newell-rubbermaid-and-jarden-strike-merger-deal-1450094318\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNewell Brands,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e which continues to use the Ball registered trademark on its line of home-canning products.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBall Corporation no longer makes glass canning jars but manufactures plastic and metal food and beverage containers. Ball Corporation also manufactures equipment and supplies services to the aerospace industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-23T21:26:49-07:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Ball"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"MASON JAR"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2021-04-23T21:33:03-07:00","alt":"tight shot of the etched word Ball on a blue mason jar","width":980,"height":320,"src":"\/\/masonjarmerchant.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/DSC_9907-min.jpg?v=1619238817"}},{"id":60113715242,"handle":"just-jars","title":"JUST JARS","updated_at":"2023-09-16T08:00:26-07:00","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":270375977002,"handle":"wide-mouth-jars","title":"WIDE MOUTH JARS","updated_at":"2023-09-16T08:00:26-07:00","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":"2023-09-23T15:10:18-07:00","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"}]