This beer can has a nice vintage look to it, but we would not have paid more than $5 for it if we saw it in a yardsale. But ... this beer can sold for $5,600?!
Breweriana is another collectible category many people may be unfamiliar with. It involves anything to do with breweries and beer, like advertising, signs, mugs, bottles, glasses, and cans.
The beer can was invented in 1933 by Krueger's. They tested a run of 2000 cans of light beer, allowed under the less strict but still active prohibition, and the reactions were positive enough that they decided to go to production with the idea. The first beer cans were sold in 1935; they were the Krueger's Beer and Krueger's Ale cans. The sample pictured here is such a Krueger's Ale can. It was a so-called flat-top and it could be opened with a 'Canco Easy Opener' (instructions were provided on the side of the can).
An excellent source of beer can history is the site rustycans.com. It has a lot of useful information for beer can collectors (like for example, a section on 'common fakes'), as well as some pages on the history of the beer can. A decent amount of books have been written on the subject as well. Check them out at your favorite online retailer...
Breweriana is another collectible category many people may be unfamiliar with. It involves anything to do with breweries and beer, like advertising, signs, mugs, bottles, glasses, and cans.
The beer can was invented in 1933 by Krueger's. They tested a run of 2000 cans of light beer, allowed under the less strict but still active prohibition, and the reactions were positive enough that they decided to go to production with the idea. The first beer cans were sold in 1935; they were the Krueger's Beer and Krueger's Ale cans. The sample pictured here is such a Krueger's Ale can. It was a so-called flat-top and it could be opened with a 'Canco Easy Opener' (instructions were provided on the side of the can).
An excellent source of beer can history is the site rustycans.com. It has a lot of useful information for beer can collectors (like for example, a section on 'common fakes'), as well as some pages on the history of the beer can. A decent amount of books have been written on the subject as well. Check them out at your favorite online retailer...
2 comments:
with all do respect i believe you have made an error, krueger beer introduced the first beer in a can in nov. 1933, as stated by mr. kruegers site,
The first REAL sale of beer in cans was January 24, 1935 in Richmond. Krueger decided to sell their product outside of their typical distribution area in case canned beer was a big flop. Prior to this, there was a small test of Krueger's SPECIAL BEER in cans, and yes, that was in 1933. The common belief is that these first tested cans were not sold but were given away to employees (and possibly other faithful Krueger drinkers) to see if canned beer might actually work.
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