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87/4/1-41
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Description
Rubber rings and washers of various sizes and shapes for preserving jars, used by the donor's mother in the 1920s. 24 of the rings were made by Snap Ltd.
Physical description
41 rubber rings and washers: good condition
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: RUBBER RINGS / JAR RINGS // Accession number: 87/4/1–41 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 17.2.87 // Description: Rubber rings and washers of various sizes for Preserving jars. // (1) 12 BEST QUALITY WESTHOM PRESERVING JAR RINGS for 2lb snap closure jars. 7.5 cm diameter // (2) 1 ring 6.5 cm diameter // (3) 10 rings in pkt plus 14 similar used rings for 1lb snap closure jars. Made by Snap Ltd. 6.0 cm diameter // (4) 4 narrower rings approx. 6.0 cm diameter // Diameter: // Associated information: For use with preserving jars. // Used by [the donor’s] mother. // References: TR MRL (Add) ‘Fowler’s Fruit Vegetable and Game Bottling Outfits’ p.1.'
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