The design became widely popularized by the time his patent expired and various manufacturers, like the Ball Corporation, began producing similar jars without paying royalties to Mason.

Ball Corporation began producing Mason jars in 1884, long after John Landis Mason’s original 1858 patent. Ball jars are a brand of Mason jars, much like Kleenex is a brand of facial tissues.

You can never go wrong with investing in a set of Mason jars. Ball Canning, known for its Mason jars, recently posted an ...

The donation honors the extensive collection built by Jeff Harper, a lifelong collector and authority on Ball jars and the Ball Brothers company.

Each jar is cherished, as canned tomatoes form the ... Kerr of Oklahoma and Ball Corp. of Muncie. Ball sent a team of c-suites to testify in Washington, including William Hannah, vice president ...