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Ball Jars in Muncie

By Visit Indiana on May 26, 2023

In 1880, Frank C. and Edmund B. Ball, two of the five Ball brothers, borrowed $200 from their uncle to buy the Wooden Jacket Can Company, a small manufacturing business in Buffalo, NY. The Ball brothers' company made tin cans encased in wooden jackets to hold kerosene, paints, or varnishes. The…

Color, History & Culture: Top 10 Public Artworks in Muncie

By Chris Flook on Jan. 27, 2017

Passing of the Buffalo - Muncie Many communities in Indiana - both large and small - have commissioned public artworks to beautify their communities over the past two-hundred years. Muncie, for example, has a long history of installing public art, going all the way back to the Indiana Gas Boom…

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Indiana INsider's Guide

Tag: Ball Brothers

Ball Jars in Muncie

Color, History & Culture: Top 10 Public Artworks in Muncie