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

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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.