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Mason jar

molded glass jar used in home canning to preserve food
Class type of: jar Q289340

Facts

7 properties
Subclass of
jar[5]
Has use
home canning[6]
Different from
growth ring[11]
Has part(s)
lid, gasket, screw thread[8][9][10]
Made from material
glass, elastomer, metal[2][3][4]
Named after
John Landis Mason[1]
Said to be the same as
weck jar[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en preserves jar en fruit jar en glass canning jar en Kerr jar en Mason jar en Ball jar en canning jar ar جرة ماسون de Einmachgefäß de Einmachglas de Einweckglas es Tarro fr pot Mason he צנצנת מייסון hu befőttesüveg it Arbanella ja メイソンジャー ko 메이슨 병 pl słoik pl słój
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mason Jar with Screw Top.JPG ↗
Freebase ID
/m/03hftql
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778568733
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
13789962-n

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🔗 Connections
Has part(s) 3
screw thread, gasket, lid
Made from material 3
metal, glass, elastomer
Different from 1
growth ring
Has use 1
home canning
Subclass of 1
jar
← EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
Lotzorai
← Product or material produced 1
Ball Corporation
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  1. [1] ↑ . Smithsonian Magazine. getpocket.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Jeb · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → weck jar
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → jar
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Said to be the same as: weck jar"
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