Fowler's Vacola Fowler's Vacola The Fowler's Vacola jar is a molded glass jar used in canning to preserve food. It is the most popular home canning system in Australia. The system was developed in 1915 in Melbourne, Australia, by Joseph Fowler (28 February 1888 – 24 April 1972), who migrated from England in 1912, at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria, and became very popular. The Fowler's Vacola system uses glass jars, single use rubber ring seals and pressed metal lids, much like American Mason jars first patented in 1858, except that the jars and lids are not threaded. During the canning process,
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