Description: This Wan-Eta Cocoa canning jar was manufactured in Boston, Massachusetts between 1930 and 1960. The quart-size jar has a number "8" printed on the bottom. During World War II, conserving garden produce for later consumption became a vital activity to support the war effort. Canning and drying food was essential to increasing the food supply on the home front, for troops abroad, and for hungry citizens of Allied nations. The canning process prevented fruits and vegetables from spoiling. By removing oxygen from jars holding produce, undesirable bacteria would not be able to grow. Good vacuums created in canning jars formed tight seals that keep liquid in and air out. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3332_4692224_004
Subjects: Daily Life; Agriculture; Canning and preserving; Glassware
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This water glass is etched with "ZOAR OHIO" and leaf decoration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9467
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Glassware
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is of a glass trinket basket. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8314
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Glassware
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1895, this is an advertisement from The Specialty Glass Co. in East Liverpool, Ohio, for their Crystal Pennova Ware. The Specialty Glass Co. manufactured blown, pressed, cut, and engraved tableware. The company was founded in 1882, but was not prosperous until 1888. Because the Ohio Gas Company could not provide sufficient gas supplies, glass production stopped several times throughout the 1890s, and the company also fought the city for a railroad from the city streets to the plant. By 1897, the company decided to leave the city due to the lack of cooperation with the city council, but in 1898 the plant caught fire and burned down and the decision was made to not rebuild. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4253
Subjects: Glass industry; Glassware; Tableware; Advertisements; Ohio Economy
Places: East Liverpool (Ohio); Columbiana County (Ohio)
 

Description: This sherbet glass has a scalloped edge and is made of clear, pressed glass. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8939
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Glassware
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of an exhibit of early Ohio glass, possibly in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse. Since the early nineteenth century glassmaking has been one of the major industries of Ohio, and Ohio glass holds an important place in the development of the industry in the United States. According to Rhea Mansfield Knittle of Ashland, Ohio, whose book "Early American Glass" was published in 1927, the first glass house in Ohio was a Zanesville organized by a group of citizens and incorporated May 13, 1815, as the White Glass Works. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07538
Subjects: Other--Ohio Historical Society; Glass industry; Glassware; Art, American--Ohio; Artists--Ohio; Arts and crafts movement
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: This is blue glass Mason canning jar with a flip top. Mason jars were named for their inventor, John L. Mason of New York, and were manufactured by many different companies. The imprint on this jar reads, "Mason's/ Patent/ Nov 30th/ 1858." During World War II, conserving garden produce for later consumption became a vital activity to support the war effort. Canning and drying food was essential to increasing the food supply on the home front, for troops abroad, and for hungry citizens of Allied nations. The canning process prevented fruits and vegetables from spoiling. By removing oxygen from jars holding produce, undesirable bacteria would not be able to grow. Good vacuums created in canning jars formed tight seals that keep liquid in and air out. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3330_4692218_003
Subjects: Daily Life; Agriculture; Canning and preserving; Glassware
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This blue Atlas canning jar was manufactured between 1930 and 1960. It was manufactured by the Hazel-Atlas Glass Corporation, which had its corporate headquarters in Wheeling, West Virginia. Hazel-Atlas was established after the merger of the Hazel Company, the Atlas Glass Company, Republic Glass and the Wheeling Metal Company in 1902. The company produces glass containers, lids, and other materials until it was purchased by Brockway Glass Company in 1964 and ceased using the Atlas name. The jar measures 5.5" x 3.15" x 2.75" (14 x 8 x 7.1 cm). During World War II, conserving garden produce for later consumption became a vital activity to support the war effort. Canning and drying food was essential to increasing the food supply on the home front, for troops abroad, and for hungry citizens of Allied nations. The canning process prevented fruits and vegetables from spoiling. By removing oxygen from jars holding produce, undesirable bacteria would not be able to grow. Good vacuums created in canning jars formed tight seals that keep liquid in and air out. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3332_4692188_001
Subjects: Agriculture; Daily Life; Canning and preserving; Glassware
Places: Wheeling (West Virginia); Ohio
 

Description: William Charles Ball and his five brothers began manufacturing wood jacketed tin cans in Buffalo, New York in 1880. Soon after the Ball brothers switched to making glass containers, the factory suffered a devastating fire. When the city of Muncie, Indiana offered the brothers free natural gas, a critical element for glass-making, they moved the business to Indiana. By the mid-twentieth century the Ball Corporation had become one of the most prosperous jar makers in the country. This jar measures 7.15" x 3.66" x 3.66" (18 x 10 x 10 cm). During World War II, conserving garden produce for later consumption became a vital activity to support the war effort. Canning and drying food was essential to increasing the food supply on the home front, for troops abroad, and for hungry citizens of Allied nations. The canning process prevented fruits and vegetables from spoiling. By removing oxygen from jars holding produce, undesirable bacteria would not be able to grow. Good vacuums created in canning jars formed tight seals that keep liquid in and air out. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3332_4692194_002
Subjects: Agriculture; Daily Life; Canning and preserving; Glassware
Places: Muncie (Indiana); Ohio
 

Description: This commemorative glass is made of mold-blown, clear glass. It has a depiction of the Zoar Hotel. Writing on the glass reads: "ZOAR HOTEL, ZOAR, OHIO. MADE IS GERMANY" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9222
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Glassware
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exhibit of early globular glass bottles from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society at the Society's former museum location.The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and eventually became known as the Ohio Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07656
Subjects: Museum exhibits; Ohio Historical Society; Glassware
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)