General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

5

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Cardboard

Dimensions

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

Length

25.0 cm

Width

11.7 cm

Height

7.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

New, never used.

Canada

Reference 5: Worksheet for 2014.0011 Bernardin used to have a manufacturing plant in Toronto, Ontario manufacturing Gem mason jars, very popular especially it seems, on the Canadian prairies. The Gem jars are manufactured since the end of the 19th century. In 1993, the Bernardin company joined with Ball company, the leader in mason jars manufacturing to form the Alltrista Corporation, now Jarden Corporation. The manufacturing ceased in 2001 and moved to US except for the lids who at the request of Canadian consumers, are still being made in Canada for the Gem model.

Function

Used to package and advertise box contents.

Technical

Reference 5: Worksheet for 2014.0011 http://www.nyfoodmuseum.org/_ptime.htm 1858: John Mason, tinsmith from New York city, designed and patented the first Mason jar. Made out of heavier weight glass than normal jars, these were developed to withstand the high temperatures necessary for processing pickles. He invented a machine that could cut threads into lids, which made it practical to manufacture a jar with a reusable, screw-on, lid. This was the difference between his design and predecessors, the sealing mechanism: a glass container with a thread molded into its top and a zinc lid with a rubber ring. The rubber created the seal, and the threaded lid maintained it. The jar included his patent: "Mason’s Patent November 30th. 1858." When the patent expired in 1879, manufacturers of such jars continued to use the term “Mason” on their product. Lucius Styles Ball, who started the Ball Brothers Company in the early 1890s, was one such inventor. Alfred Bernardin invented the first metal tops to be used in commercial canning in 1881. These two companies, Ball and Bernardin, joined forces as recently as 1993, to form the Alltrista Corporation (now Jarden Corp), is the largest producer of Mason jars today. Since 1993. the Corporation has been manufacturing the Ball glass canning jars. They also make Kerr, Bernardin and Golden Harvest canning jars.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

Print on front of box "BERNARDIN TM [maple leaf logo]/ Utensil Set/ for Preserving/ For safe and easy prep and filling of jars", "Ensemble d'ustensiles/ pour la mise en conserve/ Pour la préparation et le remplissage facile/ et sécuritaire de bocaux", "CONTENTS/ JAR LIFTER/ BUBBLE REMOVER[/] HEADSPACE TOOL/ MAGNETIC LID LIFTER/ JAR FUNNEL/ CONTENU/ PINCE A BOCAUX/ SPATULE A BULLES[/] MESUREUR A VIDE/ BAGUETTE AIMANTEE/ ENTONNOIR A BOCAUX". Print on back of box "Utensil Set for Preserving/ Works with any size jar/ Ensemble d'ustensiles pour la mise en conserve/ Pour bocaux de toutes tailles", "Jar Funnel/ Fits both regular/ and wide mouth jars/ Entonnoir/ a bocaux/ Pour les bocaux a/ ouverture large et/ standard", "Jar Lifter/ Safely lift jars out of/ hot water with the/ green gripping end/ Pince a bocaux/ Pour retirer/ sécuritairement les/ bocaux de la marmite/ d'eau chaude", "Magnetic/ Lid Lifter/ Lift lids out of hot/ water with the/ magnetic end/ Baguette aimantée/ Pour sortir les couvercles de la marmite/ d'eau chaude avec l'embout aimante", "Bubble/ Remover [/]/ Headspace/ Tool/ Slide into the side/ of filled jar to release/ air bubbles and/ measure headspace/ Spatule a bulles[/]/ mesureur de vide/ Glisser contre la paroi du bocal/ pour évacuer les bulles[/] sert a/ mesurer le vide du bocal". "All utensils are heat resistant Jar Funnel and/ Bubble Remover [/] Headspace Tool are/ dishwasher safe./ Tous les ustensiles sont résistants a la chaleur./ L'entonnoir a bocaux et la spatule a/ bulles[/] mesureur vont au lave-vaisselle.". There is a bar code on the lower right corner. Side of box reads "Utensil Set for Preserving/ Look for a variety of classic and/ contemporary sizes and styles that/ help make your freshly preserved/ foods family-famous! ". Same text is also in French, below "1-888-430-4231/ www.bernardin.ca/ Crafted for Quality – Sealed for Freshness/ Conçu pour la qualité – La fraicheur conservée". Fourth side reads ""BERNARDIN TM [maple leaf logo]/ Utensil Set for Preserving/ Trust Bernardin brand products to help you create/ fresh traditions and enjoy the foods you love/ tonight or tomorrow with products, ideas/ and recipes for real life. " . Same text is also in French. Bottom of box "[Copyright logo]/ BERNARDIN LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TOUS DROITS RESERVÉS./ DISTRIBUTED BY DISTRIBUÉ PAR BERNARDIN LT.,/ 88 B EAST BEAVER CREEK, UNIT 6, RICHMOND HILL, ON L4B 4W2./ BERNARDIN LTD. IS A SUBSIDIARY OF/ EST UNE/ FILIALE DE JARDEN CORPORATION (NYSE: JAH).

Missing

N/A

Finish

Bright green glossy cardboard.

Decoration

Images of the content of the box.