Muncie, Indiana is was the home of the Ball Corporation, which is the company referenced in this meme. Also of Ball State University, founded by his endowment. Like “Mason jar” before it, “Ball jar” has become a genericized trademark for the object itself, especially in the Midwest.
If Ball makes a Mason jar, its still a Mason jar, so are all other jars made by Ball just ambiguously “Ball” jars? Or is there a specific design that is referred to as a Ball jar?
May be a region thing. A Ball jar is equally genericized and supplants mason especially when used literally. There are still Ball branded ball jars here… not mason… I’ll check but I don’t think they even use mason in the description.
Homies out here calling a Ball jar a Mason jar… Smh. Practically spitting on the abandoned ruins of Muncie, IN.
Ball doesn’t even make Mason jars anymore, though.
They do and don’t. Ball doesn’t really exist as much more than a brand. Ball branded jars are still a thing.
Hell Ardagh still uses some of the super old ass Ball equipment.
The style is called a Mason jar because John Mason came up with it and made it popular. This is called a Mason jar for this reason.
John Mason was from New Jersey. What does Muncie IL have to do with the Mason jar style?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_jar
Muncie, Indiana
iswas the home of the Ball Corporation, which is the company referenced in this meme. Also of Ball State University, founded by his endowment. Like “Mason jar” before it, “Ball jar” has become a genericized trademark for the object itself, especially in the Midwest.If you don’t have a Ball cookbook, do you really cook?
But what style is a Ball Jar?
If Ball makes a Mason jar, its still a Mason jar, so are all other jars made by Ball just ambiguously “Ball” jars? Or is there a specific design that is referred to as a Ball jar?
May be a region thing. A Ball jar is equally genericized and supplants mason especially when used literally. There are still Ball branded ball jars here… not mason… I’ll check but I don’t think they even use mason in the description.