Ball 125th Anniversary Ball 125th Anniversary Collector's Jar 1-gallon

by Ball

Product Features

• Material: Glass with Stainless Steel Lid
• Size/Capacity: 1-gal.
• Size: 1-gal.
• Dimensions: 5.7x5.7x11.4

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 12.3 x 12.9 inches ; 21 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 21 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0027E0CAK
• Item model number: 1440070016
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,829 in Home & Garden (See Top 100 in Home & Garden)
  • #24 in Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Canning > Jars

Product Description

This 125th Anniversary One-Gallon Collector???s Jar recalls the days of early 20th century America: the original Ball?? trademark jar with heritage zinc-like design that is updated with an easy push-down storage lid. This decorative storage piece is part of several Anniversary items helping to celebrate the Ball?? Fresh Preserving Brand and it???s 125 years of Preserving America.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Semi-airtight mason jar for storing or displaying dry goods, June 18, 2011

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Squirrel Geek (Walnut Creek, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ball 125th Anniversary Ball 125th Anniversary Collector's Jar 1-gallon (Kitchen)

This mason jar cannot be used for canning or preserving, but it's fine for storing dry goods. The lid is not a screw cap, and is not the two-piece canning lid and screw ring. The cap is a one-piece metal that slides on top. So to remove, just lift it off. It's held in place by a translucent white rubber/silicon seal that rings around the jar opening. Also, it's a non-standard size opening that is bigger than a wide mouth mason jar.

I use my jar to hold spaghetti*. The cap can close all the way if the spaghetti is placed directly in the jar. In my case, I placed an unopened box and two plastic wrapped packs of spaghetti. The cap closes 80% of the way, but not enough to seal. I hope that gives you an idea of what you can reasonably fit in there in terms of vertical size.

Even though I purchased the jar for less at a local retail store, it's still quite a bit to pay, and I do wish it was a third of the price. But I can understand that this gallon size is not very practical, and therefore unlikely to be sold other than as a collector's item.

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*If you're wondering why I would spend xx dollars just to hold dried spaghetti...it's because I have a collection of dried goods stored in various sized mason jars in the pantry, and I wanted to stay with the uniform appearance.