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Kilner jar with rubber seal

A Kilner jar is a rubber-sealed, glass jar used for preserving (bottling) food. It was first produced in 1900 by John Kilner & Co., Yorkshire, England.

History

The Kilner Jar was originally invented by John Kilner (1792–1857) and associates, and made by a firm of glass bottlemakers from Yorkshire called Kilner which he set up. The original Kilner bottlemakers operated from 1842, when the company was first founded, until 1937, when the company went into liquidation.

In 2003, The Rayware Group purchased the Ravenhead name, including the design, patent and trademark of the original Kilner jar and continues to produce them today in China.

  • A Kilner jar from no later than 1928 A Kilner jar from no later than 1928
  • The open jar The open jar

Company names

The various names of the Kilner companies were:

  • John Kilner and Co, Castleford, Yorkshire, 1842–44
  • John Kilner and Sons, Wakefield, Yorkshire, 1847–57
  • Kilner Brothers Glass Co, Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, 1857–73 also at Conisbrough, Yorkshire, 1863–1873
  • Kilner Brothers Ltd, Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire 1873–1920 also at Conisbrough, Yorkshire, 1873–1937.

See also

References

  1. Grace's Guides: The Best of British Engineering – Kilner Brothers, Grace's Guide, 5 February 2008, (Accessed May 2011)
  2. Shephard, Sue (2001) Pickled, potted, and canned: how the art and science of food preserving changed the world, Simon & Schuster
  3. Wagstaffe, Reginald and John Havelock Fidler (eds) (1968) The Preservation of Natural History Specimens. Volume Two – Zoology – Vertebrates. Also Botany & Geology. H. F. & G. Witherby. London
  4. "John Kilner – Graces Guide". Graces Guide. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. BBC, WDYTYA? Series One: Celebrity Gallery, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s1_celeb_gallery_04.shtml
  6. http://ravenhead.co.uk/the-ravenhead-story Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine "in 2003 The Rayware Group acquired the Ravenhead name, including Kilner jar, a subsidiary of Ravenhead" Accessed January 2017.
  7. Why we love the Kilner jar, Homemaker Magazine, http://homemakermagazine.co.uk/why-we-love-the-kilner-jar
  8. "Kilner Glass Drink Dispenser | Party Beverage Jar". Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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