Glass lid from Ball canning jar

An idea about the age of a glass Ball canning jar lid. The top of the lid is embossed with Ball NO 10. I'm guessing that this glass lid pre-dates the metal type that are still in use today but I'd really like to know for sure. Any ideas folks? I'd sure appreciate any help or info that y'all can provide. CC

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Is it clear or white glass?

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The clear ones Ball and Kerr are the most common. In use up to WWII.
Sorry about letting you down on any value.

The white "Milk glass" ones are the ones that have been in use since
the 19th century.
Often the white ones are within a Zinc lid with a natural rubber seal.
We dig them up at the dump dig site "clear and white ones" with regular frequency.
Most often the clear ones are left for others to pick through if they want them.

The white ones, depending on their rarity and some are rare, I keep.
I do have a few of the clear ones but I don't collect them.
I don't have any names other than the Perfect, Ball and Kerr mason in mind but I know there are other names embossed on them.
I'll see about digging out some out of storage and posting some names
and approximate dates of the makers so you can have a reference.

I give some to a friend who uses them in a decorative manner as part of her stain glass art.
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Alla that Ball and Kerr stuff came from around here, as the Ball family lived around here (Muncie Indiana), they had a factory made that stuff, they big in aerospace stuff now, and Kerr is gone as far as I know, the ball family, =Ball State University, Ball Memorial Hospital, Ball Aerospace in Colorado, other stuff, Kerr factory bout 5 mi away settin Empty, guess they  folded their blanket and went broke, but lordy, the ground round here full of the Ball Jar lids, BUNCHES of em, the was in their heyday till mid 40's, think they was goin in late 1800's, they still makin and sellin jars everwhere, that's all I can come up with

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		Quote:			Posted by Culinary Caveman
	Thanks, Bugar. Kind of interseting how far some of this stuff travels.

The Ball Mfg. distributed this particular article world wide.
I'm pretty sure they made it to Europe, it would be appreciated
if someone over there would jump in on this subject to confirm this assumption.

As far as it being treasure, the old addive...............
another man's trash and so on......holds true in so many instances.
This is one of those instances.
Keep looking you should find more eventually.
Have a good day Culinary Caveman.

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