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Re: Fruit Jars

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:25 am
by Ida Red
The old bronze beavers are rare up here.

Re: Fruit Jars

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:30 pm
by Boss Hog
here are the lids I was talking about
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Re: Fruit Jars

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:21 pm
by Dennis
I remember the older ones were made of zinc.

Re: Fruit Jars

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:39 pm
by Bus Driver
Those lids used a rubber sealing ring that the lower skirt compressed against the flange of the jar. The girls used the glass insert from discarded ones as "playhouse" dishes.

Re: Fruit Jars

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:41 pm
by Boss Hog
Yes, they were red here