Kilner jar
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A Kilner jar is a rubber-sealed, glass jar used for preserving (bottling) food. It was first produced by John Kilner & Co., Yorkshire, England.[1][2][3]
History
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The Kilner Jar was originally invented by John Kilner (1792–1857) and associates,[4] and manufactured by the Kilner glass bottlemakers company from Yorkshire, which he set up.[5] The original Kilner bottlemakers operated from 1842, when the company was first founded, until 1937, when the company went into liquidation.
In 2003,[6] The Rayware Group purchased the Ravenhead name, including Kilner jar (a subsidiary of Ravenhead) and continues to produce them today in China.[7][8]
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A Kilner jar from no later than 1928
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The open jar
Company names
[edit | edit source]The various names of the Kilner companies were:
- John Kilner and Co, Castleford, Yorkshire, 1842–1844
- John Kilner and Sons, Wakefield, Yorkshire, 1847–1857
- Kilner Brothers Glass Co, Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, 1857–1873 also at Conisbrough, Yorkshire, 1863–1873
- Kilner Brothers Ltd, Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire 1873–1920 also at Conisbrough, Yorkshire, 1873–1937.
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Grace's Guides: The Best of British Engineering – Kilner Brothers, Grace's Guide, 5 February 2008, (Accessed May 2011)
- ^ Shephard, Sue (2001) Pickled, potted, and canned: how the art and science of food preserving changed the world, Simon & Schuster
- ^ 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
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- ^ BBC, WDYTYA? Series One: Celebrity Gallery, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s1_celeb_gallery_04.shtml
- ^ 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.
- ^ Why we love the Kilner jar, Homemaker Magazine, http://homemakermagazine.co.uk/why-we-love-the-kilner-jar Archived 8 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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