Weck jar secured by steel tension clips which can be removed once a vacuum seal has formed. During storage the vertical position of the rubber seal's external tongue indicates the status of the sealing. Weck products are still produced and are available from German hardware and online stores. Used equipment is frequently sold on online auction sites and in opportunity shops. Weck jar A Weck jar is a molded glass jar used in canning to preserve food. It is popularly used for jam preservation, for its minimal look and foolproof rubber gasket with a glass lid. Weck jars were created by the
Andy Kilner at Burnley, after rejecting an approach from Manchester United, signing his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday. However, when Kilner joined the club in 1983, John Bond had been appointed manager with Kilner describing him as a "daunting character" and that eventually he "was dreading walking into the football club because of the atmosphere he had created at the time." Kilner was a regular at several youth levels for England and played in a 4–0 victory over Iceland that qualified the side for the semi-final of the European Youth Championships against West Germany. However, he was distraught when he