General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL ALLOY MOULD SECTIONS; GLASS JAR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.0 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

13.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Consumers

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Etobicoke

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF JAR HAS BEEN MADE IN THE 1990S BUT POSSIBLY ALSO EARLIER

Canada

IN 1994 (WHEN MOULD ACQUIRED) CONSUMERS GLASS WAS THE ONLY REMAINING CANADIAN CO. MAKING GLASS. IN THE 1ST QUARTER OF THE 20TH C THE TREND WAS TO PACKAGE MORE FOOD PRODUTS IN GLASS. THE MFG OF THIS JAR REFLECTS THE 1990S CONCERN WITH RECYCLING AS IT WAS MADE WITH 34% RECYCLED GLASS.

Function

MOULD IS USED TO HOLD MOLTEN GLASS UNTIL IT HARDENS INTO THE DESIRED SHAPE

Technical

PROBABLY A NEW TYPE OF MOULD MADE TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF THE CONTAINER BY DECREASING THE CONTAINER WALL THICKNESS [REF 3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 AND.2 STAMPED - INTO TOP: '1 [STAR] 1252D 16.'/ ON OUTSIDE '16'/ ON INSIDE '16'/.3 STAMPED IN TOP IN MIRROR IMAGE: 'CONSUMERS GLASS/ 16/ 9 [LOGO] U/ 11252'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM: '16/ 11252D/ ASSY T'/.4 SAME AS IN TOP OF.3 BUT NOT IN MIRROR IMAGE

Missing

TOP PART OF MOLD APPEARS TO BE MISSING

Finish

INSIDE OF MOLDS HAVE DESIGN FOR JAR IMPRESSED/ GLASS JAR CLEAR GLASS WITH DIAMOND SHAPES MOLDED IN SIDES

Decoration

N/A