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Post by wally on Nov 18, 2017 15:24:23 GMT
In trying to organize our canning jars. Well we found a box of ball jars. They are about 4 inches tall, about 2.25 across the top. Hold a cup of liguid. They have no threads to replace. If my memory is correct, cheese products came in them, they had a snap off top. Grandma used them as juice glasses. .we are thinking about using as jelly gift jars. Are the caps available anywhere as not wanting to use wax to seal
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Post by paquebot on Nov 18, 2017 16:28:29 GMT
I think that you have found some old Ball half-pint jars, 1930s and before. (I have one to compare.) If so, they would have had a wire harness to hold a glass top in place. I have seen the wire parts available but doubt if the glass tops are made.
Martin
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Post by dustawaits on Nov 18, 2017 16:53:20 GMT
I think both cheese and rolled dried beef also came in these jars. Yes they had a clamp on lid.
Not sure where you could get replacements but it is possible. I know when we bought them we
were very careful on removing the tops. They were good to reseal but only with careful removal.
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Post by paquebot on Nov 18, 2017 17:15:38 GMT
The reason why I say that they were old Ball half-pint jars is the very reason why they are Ball. Commercial jars such as what cheese came in did not have Ball embossed on their sides.
Martin
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Post by wally on Nov 19, 2017 2:30:35 GMT
Thanks everyone, any ideas on how to use them? ?. I really don't want to trash them.
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Post by Maura on Nov 19, 2017 4:22:19 GMT
Perhaps you could use them as ramekins. You know, those small dishes usually ceramic, for pudding or tapioca. Also used for sauces on the table or little candies.
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Post by paquebot on Nov 19, 2017 4:31:52 GMT
I am certain that I saw the wire bails for sale separately but can't find them now. Ball is making reproductions of the old jars and one can get also the rubber rings from various sources. Should be millions of the glass tops around as they seldom broke. Right now, you have a quarter of what was needed to can in those. Thousands of jars available on EBay but no separate components. You just have juice glasses or jelly jars right now.
Martin
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Post by mzgarden on Nov 19, 2017 12:25:54 GMT
Could you bake brownies or cakes in them and give them as gifts? You could cover them some other way. link |
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Post by terrilynn on Nov 19, 2017 13:07:16 GMT
The reason why I say that they were old Ball half-pint jars is the very reason why they are Ball. Commercial jars such as what cheese came in did not have Ball embossed on their sides. Martin I have to disagree with you there. I have many old jars that were sold commercially that have the word Ball embossed on them. |
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Post by Use Less on Nov 19, 2017 13:36:36 GMT
Some of those jars/glasses that held dried beef or cheese spread had a flat lid that was pressure-fitted to the top, no wire bail. We used a beer opener to lift the lid. I haven't bought any in a while, but we have some glasses from shrimp cocktail that Dad liked. It was kept in the refrigerator section at the grocery. I don't know that there's a home method of sealing any of those except for paraffin.
I just did a quick search, and see that Armour Dried Beef and Kraft Cheese Spread is still available in glass jars. They appear to be sealed with a push-on plastic lid. They look to have rims, but not threads for screw tops.
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Post by here to stay on Nov 19, 2017 16:40:17 GMT
I keep the bales (and lids) off jars I broke over the years and have managed to put them together, creating Franken-jars. But it's not always easy, especially with old jars. The lids need to match the jars then you need to find a bale that fits. Some bales grip in little depressions in the bottom glass but some have rims that can be converted to regular bales. I did find this but it looks to be unavailable. Maybe they can be found elsewhere. www.amazon.com/Bormioli-Fido-Replacement-Bale-Wires/dp/B00IIU8PG0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pb_opt?ie=UTF8 |
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Post by paquebot on Nov 19, 2017 17:30:33 GMT
The reason why I say that they were old Ball half-pint jars is the very reason why they are Ball. Commercial jars such as what cheese came in did not have Ball embossed on their sides. Martin I have to disagree with you there. I have many old jars that were sold commercially that have the word Ball embossed on them. When Ball produced jars for commercial use, their logo was on the bottom. Sides were kept smooth for label purposes. That's pointed out on some jar collector sites. Their pound jars were produced for home use for sorghum and honey but the sides are smooth. Until we see a picture of what the OP has, all we know is that it is exact dimensions of a Ball half-pint wire bail jar. I might add that one can find products on store shelves right now in Ball or Kerr jars. They are canning jars being used for commercial use. Most of those are Kerr which have one smooth side for a label. To satisfy that market, Ball is now making totally smooth pints and quarts. Martin |
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Post by paquebot on Nov 21, 2017 2:27:47 GMT
Oh, forgot to ask Wally something important. What's stamped on the bottom? That will go a long way in identifying them.
Martin
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Post by wally on Nov 21, 2017 13:52:47 GMT
The ball jars have the following numbers of 619-5 and A-8, the other ball has 619-5 and A-26. Both have ball logo. Another one has the anchor hocking logo L-20523A, a 7 underlined in the center, and 16. Several other jars have different logo and some none at all..box contains 30 jars
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Post by paquebot on Nov 21, 2017 17:22:45 GMT
If the Ball jars are square, they were made between 1942 and 1962. If round, from 1950 to 1962. Anchor Hocking also fits into those time frames.
Martin
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Post by wally on Nov 21, 2017 20:41:29 GMT
Thanks Martin, they are all round
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Post by paquebot on Nov 22, 2017 14:45:04 GMT
Some of the plain ones may also be Anchor Hocking. I have plain glass top quarts but there's a small A over H on the bottom stamp. Other than that, they are identical to Ball jars.
Martin
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