Weck jar 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 J. WECK Company in Germany, who began selling them in 1895. They were initially sold in Germany and began selling outside of Germany in 1902. It soon became the most popular home canning system in Germany and Europe. This system uses glass jars (200 ml–1.5 l), reusable rubber seals, and glass lids. During the canning process the lids are
Roy Kilner the match was given up as a draw at tea." With the suspension of the championship, Kilner and Major Booth enlisted in the army together, joining the Leeds and Bradford "Pals" in the West Yorkshire Regiment. Kilner trained as a mechanic before being stationed at Colsterdale in North Yorkshire as a corporal. While on leave in November 1914, Kilner married Annie Campbelljohn—the daughter of James Campbelljohn, an engineer—at Wombwell Parish Church; Booth served as best man. During the war, Annie gave birth to the couple's first child, Roy junior. Kilner was posted with his battalion to Egypt but was forced