vacola bottlling jar, lid, packet of lids and clip
Jar is straight cylindrical with wide open top, lids are of gold colored tin, clip is a concave spring shaped flat metal to clip over lid & bottle, packet of lids is pictured with fruit and is made of cardboard
Fowlers Vacola was established in Melbourne in 1915 by English migrant Joseph Fowler. It is an iconic Australian home-bottling system designed to preserve food using jars. rubber rings and vacuum-sealing heating process. it was very popular during the great depression and WW11. The method relies on heating food in sealed jars to 92"c to safely store produce without refrigeration.
Details
Details
"FOWLERS NO 31" bottling jar,
Lids; " FOWLERS/REG NO 28195 4" VACOLA" in resin print.
Box that the lids are sold in has; "12 PRESERVING SIZE 4 LIDS STANDARD FITS BOTTLE SIZES 31.36,45"
used for many year by Mrs Vicki O'Neill of "karingal" farm Ongerup from years of 1960 - 95.
