Kilner jar

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.[1][2][3]

History

The Kilner Jar was originally invented by John Kilner (1792–1857) and associates,[4] and made by a firm of glass bottlemakers from Yorkshire called Kilner 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 the design, patent and trademark of the original Kilner jar[dubious – discuss] and continues to produce them today in China.[7] [8]

  • 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.