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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Old Style was the first brand created by Heileman. Heileman purchased the trademarks for Golden Leaf in 1899, and to complement their lighter beer, the company created The Old Times Lager in 1900. Old Times Lager was changed to Old Style Lager after a lawsuit in 1902, and remained Old Style for the remainder of the brand's life.