Ball

Improved

Dates of production:

Ball Improved, logo 1 1898-1910

Ball Improved, logo 1.5 1910-1911

Ball Improved, logo 2 1911-1923

Ball Improved, logo 3 1923-1933

Ball Improved, logo 4 1933-1935

Refer to the glossary for definition of terms.

Notes:

Ball Improved jars came with a straddle-top glass lid and zinc band. They sealed with a rubber that fit on a ledge just below the lip. The early jars may have a double-helix, showing that they were made on the E. B. Ball machine.