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Ball, Frank Clayton (1858-1943)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1943 Mar 25 p. 1
Birth date: 1858
text of obituary:
FAMOUS FRUIT JAR MANUFACTURER DIED LAST WEEK
One of the men who made the fruit jar famous, Frank Clayton Ball, 85, died last week at his home at Muncie, Ind. Together with his brothers, Mr. Ball made the fruit jar the standard container used by millions of housewives for the preserving of vegetables and fruits.
He was president of the Ball Brothers company, glass manufactures, and widely known for contributions to education and welfare institutions.
He was one of the five brothers who established a glass manufacturing business at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1880 but moved to Indiana in 1888. Only one of the brothers, Georg A., company vice-president, now is living.
Ball State Teachers' College formerly Muncie Normal School, was purchased and presented to the state in 1913 by the Ball Brothers.
