Ball Jars: From Wooden Cans to the Stars

Before Ball became the name stamped across pantry shelves, five brothers began with wooden-jacketed tin cans, borrowed money, and a willingness to move wherever opportunity opened the door.

Part One follows the Ball brothers from Buffalo to Muncie, through their early glassmaking years, aggressive expansion, and the 1909 Greenfield purchase that helped transform Ball into a growing glass empire.