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The early pull-tabs detached easily. In 1976, the Journal of the American Medical Association noted cases of children ingesting pull-tabs that had broken off and dropped into the can. [32] Full-top pull-tabs were also used in some oil cans and are currently used in some soup, pet food, tennis ball, nuts, and other cans.
In 1959, while at a picnic with friends and family, Fraze discovered he had left his "church key" can opener at home, forcing him to use a car bumper to open cans of beer. Fraze decided to create an improved beverage opening method that would eliminate the need for a separate device, leading to his creation of the pull-tab opener.
The Christmas cans proved such a success that Rainier's use of decorative Jubilee Series cans continued for over a decade, with thousands of different designs. Most of these are not as rare and collectible as the Christmas cans, but the "reindeer" cans (which were sold only in Alaska ), and the first pull tab Jubilee cans (made only in the last ...
In 1995, the BCCA sanctioned the research and publication of the reference guide United States Beer Cans. Volume I, which concentrated on cans requiring an opener (e.g., flat tops and cone tops), was released in 2000, [7] while Volume II, focusing on "self-opening" cans (e.g., pull tabs), was published in 2007. [6]
Pull tab may refer to: . Tab (beverage can), a built-in device used to open a beverage can Pull-tab, a game using gambling tickets; Battery Pull tab, A strip of Stretch-To-Release adhesive found in some modern smartphones and tablets used to adhere the Lithium Battery to the device's housing.
The history of North American salmon canneries is exemplified by their history on the Columbia River. Within a few years each of the Hume brothers had his own cannery. By 1872, Robert Hume was operating a number of canneries, bringing in Chinese workers willing to work for low wages to do the cannery work, and having local Native Americans do ...
Cigarette packs are popular items among collectors. They are fine examples of industrial design and a good source for studies of social, cultural and marketing history. [9] Collectors usually base their collections on various criteria like cigarette brand, country of producer, time period, warning message, etc.
Continental Can Company (CCC) was an American producer of metal containers and packaging company, that was based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1]The Continental Can Company was founded by Edwin Norton [2] T.G. Cranwell in 1904, [3] three years after the formation of its greatest rival, American Can Company. [3]