Jam jar lid
Moorhouse
Category
Metalwork
Date
1953
Materials
Aluminium and rubber
Measurements
70 mm (Dia)
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1148430.3
Summary
Jam jar lid. One of five aluminium jam jar lids with rubber seals. Marked Moorhouses Luscious Jams Englands Finest.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
On top of the lid: PIERCE WITH A PIN [Arrow pointing right] [Arrow pointing left] TO RELEASE VACUUM [Around almost half of the circumference] / THEN PUSH UPWARDS WITH THUMBS TO REMOVE CAP [Below previous line around half of the circumference] / SONNY SUNGLOW [Cartoon figure of a cook in a sunray] SYMBOL OF PURITY / Moorhouses / luscious [underlined four times] Jams / [On the slant] "Englands / Finest"
Makers and roles
Moorhouse, producer