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87/7/1-4
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Four small preserving jars used by in the 1920s for preserving fruit. Made by Kilner Brothers Ltd. and the jars are marked 'The 'Kilner' Jar'.
Four small preserving jars used by the donor's mother in the 1920s for preserving fruit. They are made of green glass, with glass lids and metal screw rings. They were made by Kilner Brothers Ltd. and the jars are marked 'The 'Kilner' Jar'.
Physical description
4 jars [all same]: glass; metal; good condition- one missing glass lid
Label Text
PRESERVING JARS, RUBBER RINGS AND STERILIZER. This Sterilizer was used in the kitchen to clean jars and bottles. Inside the tinned container there is a stand, lid and a holder for a thermometer. It was manufactured by a fruit, vegetable and game-bottling appliance manufacturing company based in Reading. This sterilizer and some of the jars were last used in the 1920s by the donor’s mother before being donated. These jars were used to store jam and preserve fruit. The rubber rings were used to help seal the jars. MERL 71/210, 87/7/2, 87/8/2, 87/4, 87/1/1-3.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRESERVING JARS // Accession number: 87/7/1–4 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 17.2.87 // Description: 4 small preserving jars made of green glass with glass lids and metal screw rings. (1 glass lid is missing). // Inscription on jars: THE “KILNER” JAR // On two of the lids: KILNER BROS LTD. MAKERS. // Dimensions: height: 14.0 cm Diameter: 8.0 cm // Associated information: Used by [the donor’s] mother for preserving fruit.’
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