Old West Mason Jars

"Mason Jars" (glass bottles for home food preservation) were invented and patented in the United Sates in the Victorian Era. Industrious homemakers grew large gardens, tended fruit trees, and bottled everything from jams and jellies to grape juice, apple sauce to soups, tomatoes to green beans. In recent years, canning jars have made a resurgence in popularity--and not only among Hipsters. Trendy wedding announcements and decorations feature Ball (or Mason brand) Canning Jars (in a variety of colors and coordinating decorations). Household lighting, toothbrush holders, soap dispensers, and salt dispensers have taken on the look. Why the modern appeal?