Mason Jar - 1858

[Mark A Mandel]

On Sat, 1 Mar 2003, Steve Lease wrote:

#Mason Jar
#
#In the 1871 federal case of  Alleghany Fertilizer Co. v. Woodside, reference
#is made by the Federal Circuit Court to "Mason's Patent, Nov. 30, 1858," and
#"Mason Jar of 1858."

Possibly the source used by the source Barry cited (an obit, was it?)
remembered the year in which the patent application was filed. Hmm, even
way back then, would it have taken a year or more? Not that it matters
much, since this source is clearly more reliable for the year of the
patent itself.

-- Mark A. Mandel