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the first canner I got was an old Wards 19 (as in Montgomery Wards). Found it on Ebay. they don't make them like this anymore except for the All Americans. very heavy aluminum, metal on metal seal, no gasket. canned a ton of food in the 60 year old canner. about two years ago I bumbled across a 21qt All American advertised as a garage sale item on Craig's List. got it for $100. sumbitch wouldn't budge on the price.looked like it had never been used. it sure has now. no need to worry about warping either of the canners I have unless I drop them off a cliff. I'm thinking seriously about getting a 16qt All American and getting rid of the the old Wards. just don't need two big ones, especially since I can do same amount of quart jars in a smaller one. is darn nice to be able to stack pint jars in these bigger canners. Can't say enough about the heavy duty quality of the All American canner. is absolutely superb all the way around. will last 10 lifetimes if cared for properly.
That's how this presto canner is that was made in the 70s. Thick, heavy aluminum.
You'll have that with anything made today though. I pulled a couple corner posts for a chain link fence that was put up in the 70s, the new ones were 1/10th the old posts wall thickness.
