Fowler's Vacola specialises in bottling jams and other foods at its manufacturing plant in Sydney. 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,
Ballard Designs Ballard Designs Ballard Designs is an omnichannel retail company that designs and sells home furniture and accessories with a European influence. Formally part of Cornerstone Brands, a subsidiary of HSN Inc. (NASDAQ: HSNI) , the company is now one of the Qurate Retail portfolio brands, collectively owned by Qurate Retail Group (NASDAQ: QRTEA, QRTEB). There are currently nine retail stores: Two in Florida (Tampa and Jacksonville), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Natick, Massachusetts, Atlanta, Georgia, Tysons Corner, Virginia, Garden City, New York, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Fort Worth, Texas. There are also three outlet stores: one near its corporate headquarters in