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A Kilner jar is a rubber-sealed, screw-topped
jar A jar is a rigid, cylindrical or slightly conical container, typically made of glass, ceramic, or plastic, with a wide mouth or opening that can be closed with a lid, screw cap, lug cap, cork stopper, roll-on cap, crimp-on cap, press-on c ...
used for preserving (bottling) food. It was first produced by John Kilner & Co.,
Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...
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England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
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History

The Kilner Jar was originally invented by John Kilner (1792-1857) and associates, and made by a firm of glass bottlemakers from Yorkshire called Kilner which he set up. The original Kilner bottlemakers operated from 1842, when the company was first founded, until 1937, when the company went into liquidation. In 2003, The Rayware Group purchased the
Ravenhead Ravenhead is an area of St Helens in the North West of England. It is bordered by Thatto Heath, Sutton and the Town Centre. The area is thought to take its name from a farm once located nearby (Ravenhead Farm), while the 'head' portion of the n ...
name, including the design, patent and trademark of the original Kilner jar and continues to produce them today in China. A more detaile
history of the companies
by the Society for Historical Archeology is available, but care should be taken in its referencing.


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found out that he is a great-great-great-great grandson of John Kilner.Jeremy Clarkson, ''Who Do You Think You are Magazine'' (2009) http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/jeremy-clarkson (Accessed Jan 2014)


Company names

The various names of the Kilner companies were: *John Kilner and Co,
Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the ...
, Yorkshire, 1842–44 *John Kilner and Sons,
Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...
, Yorkshire, 1847–57 *Kilner Brothers Glass Co,
Thornhill Lees Thornhill Lees is a district of Dewsbury, which is a town within the borough of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The district lies to the south of Dewsbury Town Centre, between Savile Town and Thornhill. Thornhill Lees is served ...
, Yorkshire, 1857–73 also at
Conisbrough Conisbrough () is a town within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham, and is built alongside the River Don at . It has a ward population (Conisbrough and Denaby) of 14,333. ...
, Yorkshire, 1863–1873 *Kilner Brothers Ltd, Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire 1873–1920 also at Conisbrough, Yorkshire, 1873–1937.


See also

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Mason jar A Mason jar, also known as a canning jar or fruit jar, is a glass jar used in home canning to preserve food. It was named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason, who patented it in 1858. The jar's mouth has a screw thread on its outer perime ...
* Weck jar *
Fowler's Vacola jar The Fowler's Vacola jar is a molded glass jar used in canning for food preservation. It is the most popular home canning system in Australia. History The system was developed in 1915 in Melbourne, Australia, by Joseph Fowler (28 February 1888 †...
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Food preservation Food preservation includes processes that make food more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the oxidation of fats. This slows down the decomposition and rancidification process. Food preservation may also include processes that inhibit ...
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Home canning Home canning or bottling, also known colloquially as putting up or processing, is the process of preserving foods, in particular, fruits, vegetables, and meats, by packing them into glass jars and then heating the jars to create a vacuum seal and ...
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Screw cap A screw cap or closure is a common type of closure for bottles, jars, and tubes. Usage A screw closure is a mechanical device which is screwed on and off of a "finish" on a container. Either continuous threads or lugs are used. It must be engi ...
* Sterilisation


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