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A can opener (North American and Australian English) or tin opener (British English) is a mechanical device used to open metal tin cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were not patented until 1855 in England and 1858 in the United States.
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A Vietnam War-era P-38 can opener, with a U.S. penny shown for size comparison.. The P-38 (larger variant known as the P-51) is a small can opener that was issued with canned United States military rations from its introduction in 1942 to the end of canned ration issuance in the 1980s. [1]
Supersonic Can Opener, a paint scheme used by the VF-51; Conrail Can Opener, a paint scheme used on the GE C32-8; The Can Opener, the Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass; a railroad bridge in Durham, North Carolina, USA; known for frequent vehicle strikes on the low clearance
By 1965, around 75% of U.S. breweries were using them, but in the mid-1970s, pressure from environmentalists due to litter led to the development of the non-removable tabs used today. By 1980, his company was supplying can-end machinery worldwide making over $500 million in annual revenue.
The field ration eating device (FRED) is an Australian eating utensil and multi-tool that serves as a combination of a can opener, bottle opener, and spoon. It is issued to the Australian Defence Force for use with its Combat Ration One Man field rations , and was first issued around 1943.
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