Breathing New Life Into Canning Jar History

Reader Contribution by Meg With Modern Roots
Published on March 30, 2015
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I got to the store at about 9 a.m. yesterday and many times I leave the door unlocked. It doesn’t bother me if my customers or new wanderers stumble in before I open. I happened to leave the door propped as I stirred and poured lotions. A tall man came in, and I yelled ‘hello’ from behind the curtain as I typically do. I came out to the front and talked with him a bit, he looked familiar. He asked if I wanted some old jars. Probing for more information I asked him what they looked like and how many he had.

He replied, “Hundreds.”

I asked if he had a sample of the sizes so he went out to his vehicle to retrieve some. He came back with very vintage blue and blue/green mason pint and quarts jars. I asked, “Do you have any 1/2 gallon sizes?” and he said, “Boxes.”

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