Home > Collection > Bell Jar Bell Jar Bell jars were used to protect young garden plants from the cold and frost. The glass covering helped crops to grow and gave protection against pests and insects. Developed by the French, it is formed of a single piece of blown glass. Ref: 1996.256 Maker Unknown Material Glass Object Type Tools Year 1850-1900 Collection Number 1996.256 Related Objects Robinson’s Seed Sower Robinson’s Seed Sower Wooden Bulb-Planting Dibber Wooden Bulb-Planting Dibber Small Hand-Weeder or Rake Small Hand-Weeder or Rake Vicat Hand Puffer Vicat Hand Puffer Back to Collection
