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The Ramsay Jar comes in a slightly more expensive variant, "Dr. Ramsay's
Jar" which, sadly, I don't possess. This jar is special for many
different reasons. First is the series of panels on the side with one
letter per panel. Secondly is the closure which is totally unique so
far as I know. The mouth of the jar is not round but slightly
elliptical. The lid has an elliptical "cam" which hangs below it.
When you put the lid on, you fit the eam inside the elliptical lip and turn.
As you turn, the wide part of the cam passes under the narrow part of the
lip and due to slant on the cam, pulls the lid down against the lip, sealing
it. It has a surprisingly nice feel. I'm guessing that either
the cam or, more likely, the lip were prone to breakage with this method and
that's why it went out of style.
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