1880–85, named after John L. Mason, 19th-century American who patented it in 1858
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Here, she discusses her self-talk in the mirror, the significance of her Mason jar and the giant middle finger on her closet floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Place the fine-cut chard stems in a Mason jar or other heatproof narrow container.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
You can also drink your water out of a glass, a paper cup, a Mason jar; then you can get the stuff to fill it with out of your tap for free.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2024
And she shows up with this Mason jar.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
I picked up the Mason jar lid, which was also on the nightstand.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Early in the event, people began to huddle near a table decorated with wildflowers in a mason jar and a yellow legal pad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
The sauce can be made and refrigerated in a glass mason jar up to one week in advance.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023
Place a spent, split vanilla pod into a heat-resistant glass mason jar.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2022
Plus, a large mason jar or tall drinking glass will help to accommodate the towering stalks so that they can stay fresh for days.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2022
Every year, when the first flowers showed up, Mama would cut off a few branches and put them in water in a mason jar.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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