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John Landis Mason (c. 1832 in Vineland, New Jersey – February 26, 1902) was an American tinsmith and the patentee of the metal screw-on lid for antique fruit jars that have come to be known as Mason jars.
Aug 26, 2020 · It all started with John Landis Mason, a New Jersey-born tinsmith who, in the 1850s, was searching for a way to improve the relatively recent process of home canning. Up until then,...
Apr 27, 2012 · Share full article. 9. Jens Mortensen for The New York Times; Prop stylist: Josephine Shokrian. By Hilary Greenbaum and Dana Rubinstein. April 27, 2012. Before a New Jersey-born son of a Scottish...
Mar 22, 2021 · John Landis Mason was born on January 1, 1832. The New Jersey native’s great invention came in 1858, when the tinsmith developed a glass jar that could be effectively sealed, protecting...
John L. Mason. Mason Jar. U.S. Patent No. 22,186. Inducted in 2006. Born Jan. 1, 1832 - Died Feb. 26, 1902. John Mason invented and patented the first glass jar with a screw-on cap in 1858. From early human history, farmers searched for a method to keep food from spoiling.
Aug 16, 2014 · Though the Mason jar has become a symbol of hipness, it started as a necessity. In 1858, John Landis Mason found a way to preserve fruits, vegetables and other perishables when he devised a...
Jul 22, 2016 · In 1858, John Landis Mason, a tinsmith from New Jersey, patented a handy wide-mouthed jar with a zinc screw cap for home canning—a far easier proposition for home kitchens than Appert’s...
