Ball

Eclipse

Widemouth

Dates of production:

Ball Eclipse Widemouth, logo 3, 1928-1933

Ball Eclipse Widemouth, logo 4, round 1933-1942

Ball Eclipse Widemouth, logo 4, rounded-square 1947-1952

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Notes:

These jars, with a widemouth opening, have either a dimple or full-wire lightning finish. The words “Made In U.S.A.” sometimes appear on the front or reverse.

During World War II, the United States government forbid the making of widemouth jars, because they used more metal than a regular-mouth jar to can the same amount of food, and metal was necessary for the war effort. The Eclipse Widemouth was re-introduced after the war in the new rounded-square shape.