Kilner jar explained
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 and continues to produce them today in China.[7] [8]
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
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Kilner_Brothers Grace's Guides: The Best of British Engineering – Kilner Brothers
- 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
- Web site: John Kilner – Graces Guide . Graces Guide . 26 Jun 2020 . 7 Aug 2022.
- 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 "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
- Web site: Kilner Glass Drink Dispenser | Party Beverage Jar . 17 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160521093217/http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/Catalog/Kitchen/Dishes_%26_Glassware/Kilner_Drink_Dispenser/72048 . 21 May 2016 . dead .