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Both companies manufacture quart jars. Standard mouth Kerr quart jars are 4 inches in diameter and 6.9 inches tall. A case of 12 has a shipping weight of 12 lbs. Wide-mouth Kerr quart jars are 3.9 inches in diameter and 6.6 inches tall. A case of 12 has a dry weight of 14 lbs. Standard mouth Ball quart jars have a 3.5-inch diameter and a 6.9-inch height. A case of 12 has a weight of 13 lbs.
Golden Harvest Mason jars are made in metric sizes of 1 litre, 1/2 litre (500 ml) and 1/4 litre (250 ml). The 1/4 litre ( 1/2 pint / 250 ml ) size is straight-sided; the other two are shouldered-jars.