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Collectors of breweriana, or beer-related memorabilia, seek items like antique beer cans, tap handles, and vintage signage that capture the spirit of beer production from a bygone era.
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 ...
There are many types of cans that can be collected from around the world, each with many different brands as well as brand variations and themes. 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]
No written record of this can be found, but vintage Rheingold Premium cans are occasionally seen on eBay that show "G. Heileman Brewing Co., LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN" on the side panel and with 1990s-style stay-tabs, [40] and the Christian Schmidt Brewery Wikipedia article says, "Heileman produced Rheingold after 1987, but it was retired by Stroh ...
A well-preserved Goodyear sign can sell for over $15,000, while even dinged up signs with clear wear-and-tear can still command prices exceeding a grand. 13. Chevrolet ‘Chevy Boy’ Neon Signs
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 ...
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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 ...