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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.
A mason jar filled with jam. Mason jars are made of soda-lime glass and in the U.S. come in regular mouth 2 3â8 in (60 mm) inner [ 2 3â4 in (70 mm) outer] diameter or wide mouth 3 in (76 mm) inner [ 3 3â8 in (86 mm) outer] diameter and a variety of volumes including cup (half-pint), pint, quart, and half-gallon.