Some people collect diamonds, I collect old jars! I love them. I thought this was a fun way to display them. Vintage glass has such personality and the lids are fun too. One of my favorites is an old mustard jar that says Spread a Little Sunshine. How cute?!
There is definitely an art, but I do it just for fun. A lot of people collect the Ball mason jars. Here is a tiny history lesson:
The Ball jar is one of the original canning jars, dating back to 1884. The Ball brothers developed the first semi-automatic glass jar making machine. You can read more of the history here.
Here is a progression of the Ball jar logo:
source: Santa Fe Trading Post
source: Ned Martin Art
© copyright homemade grits
No comments:
Post a Comment