Greenbaum, Hilary, and Dana Rubinstein. “Who Made That Mason Jar?” April 27, 2012. Accessed October 5, 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/magazine/who-made-that-mason-jar.html.
This source talks about the initial thought process behind the design and makes a comparison to the usage now because this article was written recently. It also talks a bit about what makes this object a collectible now and so it briefly talks about the design aesthetics.
Special Jars of the Past. PDF. Hearthmark LLC D/b/a Jarden Home Brands, 2007.
I found this pdf file from the Jarden Home Brands website, it talks about everything related to the mason jar, the history, the material, the name, the value, all the different types of jars. All the information is pertaining to the Ball brand jar, which is the main manufacturer of mason jars.
Goldstein, Jessica, ed. “Behind The Spectacular Rise Of The Mason Jar.” Think Progress, August 19, 2014. Accessed October 5, 2016. https://thinkprogress.org/behind-the-spectacular-rise-of-the-mason-jar-823c56da6a79#.srs78qfow.
This article sites countless other sources which will also be helpful in finding out the coming of the trend aspect of the mason jar. She talks about peoples preferences when it comes to the design, gives some statistics on the trend aspect like
what age group
what percentage of people transform the object
how popular it really is etc.
It even shows some creative examples used today. Essentially talks about what makes it popular and the current culture of the mason jar.
Lindsey, Bill. “Food Bottles.” Food Bottles. January 8, 2016. Accessed October 05, 2016. http://www.sha.org/bottle/food.htm.
I’m not a 100% sure whether I will use this site. Its from the Society of Historical Archaeology and it goes into extreme depths of the design and structure of the mason jar and really studies and analyzes why everything is the way it is. From the thickness of the glass, to the seal, to how the lid screws etc etc. Extremely detailed explanations here.