Description: Empty Collectible Can. BLITZ WEINHARD DRAUGHT BEER FLAT TOP U.S. GALLON BEER CAN. Henry Weinhard. Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1856. Continually operating until 2000. One of the top 3 largest breweries in the country in its day. He founded Olympia Brewery as well. In 2000 it was sold to Stroh's, who was bought by Pabst. The named is now owned by Miller/Coors/Molson. Early 1960's American straight sided steel can. One U.S. Gallon. Can is empty and contains no beer. Excellent condition with no dents or rust. A few very minor imperfection but no damage. Only the top was exposed as it now a mild crust has formed. Bottom is very clean. Please view all 17 photos as they are the best part of the description. Taping instructions on lid. 2 Panels each show a few beer glass being filled by a Draught keg stamped with the brewery logo. Can has been around for nearly 60 years. Very clean specimen. Will display well. (*Included is a copy of a much cleaner instructions panel for the lid). Draw your own draft beer at home. *The U.S. gallon beer can was tried by a few breweries in the US in the early part of the 1960's. It failed miserably at that time and production stopped soon after. Not many of these were every made. Message me for any special requests. Can has been turned and rotated so that all sides are pictured. Please look carefully at the photos. This is the actual can you receive. Empty collectible beer can. Additional cans ship cheap or free. If the item has noticeable flaws, it will be mentioned in description. Please ask any questions you may have before purchase. I usually respond quite fast. I will combine shipping on multiple purchases to save you money. USA buyers only please. Always leave great feedback or contact me first. I will do everything I can to make you happy. The beer can has a birthday: January 24, 1935. On this Thursday, Americans could buy beer in flat top steel cans for the first time, but only in Richmond, Virginia. This was the first market selected by Gottfried Krueger Brewery to try what was at the time a serious gamble. Would consumers want canned beer after years of glass bottles? After more than 25 years of research and testing, brewers (and can companies) would finally have an answer. Turns out, yes, they did. They wanted it badly. Come summer, Krueger needed American Can, the company that perfected the technology, to produce 180,000 cans a day to meet the demand. The heavy cans could only be opened one way: with a church key, a long piece of metal, pointed at one end, that drinkers used to create two holes in the can's top. One was for drinking, the other to allow air to flow. Until the '60s, the flat top can dominated the market. You have been schooled by the beercanman.
Price: 85 USD
Location: Eatontown, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-08-30T12:57:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Object Type: Can
Theme: Breweriana
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
