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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. Many such jars were printed with the line "Mason's Patent Nov 30th 1858". [1]
Photo, Print, Drawing [John Landis Mason, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, alongside stack of Mason jars] [ digital file from b&w film copy neg. ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress.
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, home...
John Landis Mason received or was assigned 40 patents during his lifetime, including the most famous fruit jar patent of all time—for what came to be called the Mason Jar—on November 30, 1858.
Summary. Includes portrait of John Landis Mason, inventor of the jar; patent drawing; early jars; advertisements; etc.
Nov 29, 2019 · On November 30, National Mason Jar Day commemorates an ingenious invention that’s been bringing families together for generations. While food preservation has existed for centuries, John Landis ...
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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...
