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BCCA was started by beer can collectors in 1970. A Miller beer can from the late 1930s; note opening instructions (OI) on the back of the can. BCCA members collect and preserve items like OI cans for their rarity and historic value. The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, New Jersey, introduced the first beer cans to the market in ...
Among the most popular cans to collect are soda ones, [1] beer ones, [2] and car oil ones, [3] the latter of which are sometimes branded with well-known petrol company names. [4] Other cans that may be considered as collectibles are milk cans [5] coffee cans, syrup, salted peanuts, crayon and advertisement-oriented lithograph tins. [6] A soda ...
After Billy Beer ceased production in 1978, advertisements appeared in newspapers offering to sell Billy Beer cans for several hundred to several thousands of dollars each, attempting to profit from their perceived rarity. However, since the cans were actually produced in the millions, the real value of a can ranged from 50 cents to one dollar ...
Asked why someone might want to buy a dead trademark, Reich responds that, even in the absence of wide consumer recognition, many of these brand names are a good deal.
The average recycling value per pound of cans in the U.S. is currently $0.56. How many aluminum cans are in a pound? The exact number of cans per pound can't be quantified due to different ...
At first glance, beer prices in the 1950s look low — especially when measured in 2023 dollars — but after adjusting prices for inflation, a six-pack of beer back then cost almost 50 percent ...
A collection of drink cans in Dunsmuir, California. Beer can collecting was a minor fad in the late 1970s and 1990s. However, the hobby waned rapidly in popularity. The Beer Can Collectors of America (BCCA), founded in 1970, was an organization supporting the hobby, but has now renamed itself Brewery Collectibles Club of America to be more ...
The oldest can in the collection is a Krueger Ale can from the 1930s which is similar to the first beer can ever produced in 1935. On display as well are older cone tops (such as a Brockert Ale "J-Spout" can from Worcester, Massachusetts , and a Star Banner Ale cone top from Boston) and obsolete "flat top" cans from the early days of beer can ...