Jar, food-storage

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OBJECT TYPE: FRUIT/LARGE/SCREW TOP/56 OZ
DATE: 1934–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0138.012

MANUFACTURER: Dominion Glass Co. Ltd.
MODEL: CROWN
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 12
Total Parts: 13
AKA: Mason Jar
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS AND METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Dominion Glass
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF CONTAINER MASS PRODUCED IN CANADA AND USED IN CANADIAN HOMES.
Function: TO PRESERVE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Technical: MASS PRODUCTION WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE INVENTION OF THE OWENS MACHINE IN 1903. HOME CANNING BECAME POPULAR IN 1858 WITH THE INVENTION OF JOHN MASON'S PATENTED ZINC SCREW CAP AND RUBBER RING FOR CANNING JARS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Embossed on jar reads: "MADE IN CANADA/ [EMBOSSED CROWN]"/ On bottom of jar: "[DOMINION LOGO IN LOZENGE]/ 1952"
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS/ UNFINISHED METAL
Decoration: CROWN EMBOSSED ON JAR AND LID

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Dominion Glass Co. Ltd., Jar, food-storage, between 1934–1970, Artifact no. 2001.0138, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0138.012/

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