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87/4/1-41
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Rubber rings and washers of various sizes and shapes for preserving jars, used by the donor's mother in the 1920s. 24 of the rings were made by Snap Ltd.
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41 rubber rings and washers: good condition
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>?PRESERVING JARS, RUBBER RINGS AND STERILIZER <BR>This Sterilizer was used in the kitchen to clean jars and bottles. Inside the tinned container there is a stand, lid and a holder for a thermometer. It was manufactured by a fruit, vegetable and game-bottling appliance manufacturing company based in Reading. This sterilizer and some of the jars were last used in the 1920s by the donor’s mother before being donated. <BR>These jars were used to store jam and preserve fruit. The rubber rings were used to help seal the jars.<BR>MERL 71/210, 87/7/2, 87/8/2, 87/4, 87/1/1-3</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: RUBBER RINGS / JAR RINGS // Accession number: 87/4/1–41 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 17.2.87 // Description: Rubber rings and washers of various sizes for Preserving jars. // (1) 12 BEST QUALITY WESTHOM PRESERVING JAR RINGS for 2lb snap closure jars. 7.5 cm diameter // (2) 1 ring 6.5 cm diameter // (3) 10 rings in pkt plus 14 similar used rings for 1lb snap closure jars. Made by Snap Ltd. 6.0 cm diameter // (4) 4 narrower rings approx. 6.0 cm diameter // Diameter: // Associated information: For use with preserving jars. // Used by [the donor’s] mother. // References: TR MRL (Add) ‘Fowler’s Fruit Vegetable and Game Bottling Outfits’ p.1.'
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