General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Cardboard box with food stuff inside.

Dimensions

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

Length

14.5 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

10.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

New, unopened

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 in the making of preserved.

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

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print "BERNARDIN [maple leaf logo]/ ORIGINAL/ FRUIT PECTIN Crystals/ PECTINE/ cristaux/ de fruit/ 57 g". Back of box "Homemade Jams & Jellies/ Confitures et gelées maison". There is a recipe for strawberry jam, both in English and in French. There is also a chart for the nutrition facts. Print below chart "Trademark [/] Marque de commerce". Side of box "Tips, Recipes, Questions/ Conseils, Recettes, Questions/ www.bernardin.ca/ TOLL FREE[/] SANS FRAIS 1-888-430-4231/ Quick cook recipe inside/ Recettes rapides a l'intérieur". Beside is a bar code. Other side "For best results use before/ A consommer de préférence avant/ BB[/] MR 2016/ 13079-1". Print on other side "FRUIT PECTIN CRYSTALS/ PECTINE CRISTAUX DE FRUIT/ BERNARDIN [maple leaf logo]/ FOR EASY JAMS & JELLIES EITH FIELD FRESH FLAVOUR/ POUR FAIRE DES CONFITURES ET GELES/ FACILES AU GOUT FRAID DES CHAMPS". Other side " Packaged in CANADA/ Emballé au/ BERNARDIN LTD. TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA M9C 4V5/ [registered] BERNARDIN is a trademark used under license of [/] est une marque déposée/ utilisee en vertu d'une licence concédée par Jarden corporation NYSE;JAH".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Cardboard box has red, green, white and black colours.

Decoration

Image of jelly in a bowl.