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What do the numbers on Ball Mason jars mean?
Many Ball mason jars have a number printed on the bottom of the jar, but this is a mold number that does not indicate the year of production. Rather, the mold number tells you where the jar was positioned on the glass-making machine that was used to produce it.
Are Ball Mason jars valuable?
According to Country Living, an upside-down Ball canning jar designed to rest on its lid is relatively rare and made between 1900 and 1910. It’s valued at about $1,000. Country Living also notes that a unique 1858 design, called the Willoughby Stopple, is especially valuable because it proved to be defective.
Are Atlas mason jars still made?
These old canning jars come in a variety of different styles and often feature the Atlas name somewhere on the glass. Newer jars were made by other companies after Hazel-Atlas stopped manufacturing them in the 1960s, but the oldest jars are among the most valuable.
How much is a ball perfect Mason worth?
Renee, your average quart and half gallon Ball Perfect Masons (in the most common aqua or Ball Blue colors) are typically valued at around 1 to 2 dollars each. They may be priced much higher at antique shops, flea markets and on online sales/auctions sites.
What was the capacity of a ball Mason Jar?
In the 1920s and early 1930s, Ball produced 40-ounce (1.2-L) jars that were used for coffee, and 42-ounce (1.24-L) jars that were popular with bootleggers. To measure the capacity of your jar, fill it with water and then measure the amount of water the jar holds.
When was the first ball brand mason jar made?
PhotoObjects.net/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images. Ball brand mason jars were originally produced in 1884 by the Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company (now simply called the Ball Corporation). The Ball brothers who owned that company began to make glass fruit jars when the patent on the Mason Improved fruit jar expired.
How can you tell the age of a ball Mason Jar?
To measure the capacity of your jar, fill it with water and then measure the amount of water the jar holds. Use the color to get an idea of the age. Ball created a number of colored mason jars over the years, and while the most common is blue, there were also jars produced in other colors as well, such as green and yellow.