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When did ring pulls change on cans?

When did ring pulls change on cans?

The ring-pull design we have on our beverage cans today was introduced in 1989 for soft drinks, and 1990 for beer cans.

What year did beer cans get pull tabs?

1963
Enter the Pull Tab In 1963, the first pull tab beer cans appeared on the market. Pittsburgh Brewing Company used the tabs on their iconic Iron City Beer and consumers loved them.

How do you date old cans?

Tax Statements: Look and see if there is a tax statement on the can, along the lines of “Internal Revenue Tax Paid” or “Withdrawn Free of Internal Revenue Tax” if so, then the can dates before March 1950. Before that date brewers had to include a tax statement.

How can you tell how old a can is?

American Can Company Cans: The American Can Company (CanCo) put a very tiny date code on their cans from 1935-1953. If you can has the “Keglined” logo on it and if it’s from that period, you might be able to read the date code.

When did soda cans get pull tabs?

Striving for an even easier opening means than punching holes in aluminium, Ermal Fraze in Ohio invented the first pull tab around 1961, consisting of a a solid ‘tab’ riveted to a scored tear strip in the aluminum can end.

When did soda can tabs change?

1980s
Older soda and beer drinkers will remember the pull-away tabs that you’d either throw on the ground or drop into the can itself, hoping it wouldn’t cut your lip when you went to take a sip. Thankfully, the tab got a full redesign in the 1980s.

Which states have pull tabs?

Generally, if online pull-tabs become widespread in the United States, you’ll find them at one of the country’s legal online lotteries:

  • Michigan.
  • Pennsylvania.
  • Georgia.
  • Kentucky.
  • Illinois.

When did can tabs change?

Are old beer cans worth money?

The value of vintage beer cans varies from nothing to thousands of dollars. Most pull tabs from the 1970’s or later have little monetary value. This is due to the beer can hobby becoming popular in the early 70’s. On the flip side, cone tops and flat top beer cans from the 1970s still hold a little value.

How old is a Budweiser can?

Until the early 1950s Budweiser was primarily distributed in three packages: kegs, 12 U.S. fl oz (355 ml) bottles and 1 US quart (0.95 l) bottles. Cans were first introduced in 1936, which helped sales to climb.

When did beer cans change from steel to aluminum?

1958
They were originally made out of tin, then steel, then aluminum in 1958.

How old are flat top beer cans?

Churchkey Can Co. Adrian Grenier and Justin Hawkins re-introduced the flat top steel can to the market in 2012, 78 years after it debuted. Their company, Churchkey Can Co., makes a Pilsner-style craft brew in the classic cans, allowing today’s consumers to drink like their great grandparents.