The ads made it look so easy to open the Zips. One hand, two fingers and it would peel right off. An elderly grandmother or even a toddler could do it (soda, of course).
The reality was quite different.
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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: just found this on the internet today
- Replies: 1
- Views: 193
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need Pics And Event Data...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 293
Re: I'm Getting Greedy...
The '999 display am goog!
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 8 oz. Mule?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 563
Re: 8 oz. Mule?
looks like a paper label. Woody The online supplement picture shows Mule 225-30 clearly as a paper label with creases at bottom right. Only one picture, just the front. The shallow pockets picture shows the lid, which appears to be a Coors 8 ounce lid. A paper label Mule on a Coors can? Fantasy can?
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DISCUSS EBAY RESULTS HERE (post auctions in reference section)
- Replies: 819
- Views: 1278860
Re: DISCUSS EBAY RESULTS HERE (post auctions in reference section)
That 1933 Oly has been relisted at the same $250 that no one bid, no higher, no lower. Some where on that "gem" is the copyright 1933 but not shown in the dazzling array of pictures. from Item description from the seller: This antique Olympia beer can from 1933 is a real gem for collectors...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Heekin Cans
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1055
Re: Heekin Cans
A good source is the Wolpe Catalog from 1988 has a field that denotes the can companies as well as variations of different can company symbols and plant locations (such A-23 or CCC77) as well as cans with no can company identification. I collect variations of Carling, Ruppert, New England cans (and ...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Worthingtons Pale Ale glass sign help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 176
Re: Worthingtons Pale Ale glass sign help
HRH the Prince of Wales is now King Charles of England. The sign is most likely from the 1970s-80s from which Worthington was also imported to the USA. On the plus side it has breweriana value, and also has English monarchy value. The downside is big, heavy, low demand and high shipping costs. Price...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Morean Auction - March 17th
- Replies: 9
- Views: 808
Re: Morean Auction - March 17th
Just finished looking at Dan's auction and noticed this on the Williams Purple Cow: Condition/Comments: Rare reunion can! Commemorates the Williams College (Williamstown, MA) Class of 1939 25th reunion in 1964. This rare, highly desirable and humorous can is in excellent condition, with wonderful me...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Perone Quart!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2471
Re: Perone Quart!
$60,255 with buyer's premium added. That probably got the under bidder to shake his/her head.
Would be a good idea to ship that trophy with extra bubble wrap in a heavy duty thick steel box and get a tracking number too.
Would be a good idea to ship that trophy with extra bubble wrap in a heavy duty thick steel box and get a tracking number too.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DISCUSS EBAY RESULTS HERE (post auctions in reference section)
- Replies: 819
- Views: 1278860
Re: DISCUSS EBAY RESULTS HERE (post auctions in reference section)
Found it on eBay. 61 bids, $340. Some of these supermarket store brands can be very tough. I'm not bothered by the bottom lid, Eastern and other contract brewers had flat tops, insert tabs and odd bottoms thru out the 60s well into the 1970s.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DISCUSS EBAY RESULTS HERE (post auctions in reference section)
- Replies: 819
- Views: 1278860
Re: DISCUSS EBAY RESULTS HERE (post auctions in reference section)
Can't find that auction. Is 'fleby' a new site?
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hudepohl gallons: which is which?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 761
Re: Hudepohl gallons: which is which?
Looking at the supplement isn't one metallic (short) and the other enamel (tall) but hard to figure out the height between the two. Also, looking at the supplement, there are 39 gallons (one of which is the Burger 1/16 bbl) and only 3 of them have a 5 panel view (244-11 Gettelman Bock, 247-1 Walter'...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Perone Quart!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2471
Re: Perone Quart!
Bidding seems to have stalled at $35,500
Good chance that if the winning bidder were to rub it out there might be a Wagner's Brake Fluid underneath.
Good chance that if the winning bidder were to rub it out there might be a Wagner's Brake Fluid underneath.
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is this any good?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 697
Re: Is this any good?
Just noticed that the can in question is a COLA and my response shows a ROOT BEER.
Could be a huge or no difference in price/scarcity/availability.
Could be a huge or no difference in price/scarcity/availability.
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is this any good?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 697
Re: Is this any good?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256249065259?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=7ZuYMJwsSSW&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY $5.99 + ship + tax. Price seems okay if you want to buy one on line. $2-$4 in a price guide is wishful. Maybe can be had at ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Iron City SS sports question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 858
Re: Iron City SS sports question
The 1953 Yankees won their 5th consecutive World Series that year. Which was a MLB record and probably will not be equaled again considering all the expansion teams, extended playoff rounds and free agencies of the modern age. I.C. should have omitted the dagger or at least explained it. BTW, the Bo...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: STRONG Beer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Re: STRONG Beer
This came up with a google search "Minnesota strong beer label repealed" from Cornell Law School, however no date was given: Subpart 1. [Repealed, 12 SR 1456] Subp. 2. 0.5% to 3.2% percent alcohol. For a product that contains more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume and not m...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: STRONG Beer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Re: STRONG Beer
I believe is just Minnesota. Champale was sold nationally. Other states did have alcohol percentage requirements. Answers from google questions: In fact, Minnesota is the only state with a 3.2% beer law. With virtually no market for 3.2% products outside of Minnesota, many manufacturers have opted t...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Calling it a restoration doesn't cut it.... ebay fakes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1636
Re: Calling it a restoration doesn't cut it.... ebay fakes
Surprised to see a phone number to text. Or should I be? I thought ebay took steps to prevent sellers from allowing communication with buyers without going through eBay messaging service. It looks like this slipped past them. A few years ago eBay allowed phone numbers in the listings, however e-mai...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Calling it a restoration doesn't cut it.... ebay fakes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1636
Re: Calling it a restoration doesn't cut it.... ebay fakes
Here's a listing description from the seller: NEED THIS BUT COULD USE SOME EXTRA TIME? I'M OK WITH TWO OR THREE PAYMENTS, I'M EASY TO WORK WITH, LET ME KNOW HOW I MAY ASSIST. I’m liquidating a large collection of vintage hot rod, beer, radio and electronics items. Keep checking back, new items liste...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got my Pabst W/F in the mail yesterday :(
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11415
Re: Got my Pabst W/F in the mail yesterday :(
You have options: Use the eBay 'Money Back Guarantee' which has you covered because the seller failed to deliver the can to you without damage. Open a case with the reason that the item was not as described (damaged in transit) and eBay will refund your total payment (including shipping and tax) fro...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RIP Dave Lang
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2597
Re: RIP Dave Lang
I always enjoyed seeing and talking with Dave at the Pickwick Chapter shows. Such a wealth of information and great stories about his passion for collecting and tales of dumping old rusty cans back in the early days.
A great guy and he will be missed. R.I.P. -Billy.
A great guy and he will be missed. R.I.P. -Billy.
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cans Known As Zip Tabs Only
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2111
Re: Cans Known As Zip Tabs Only
Aren't so many of the above shown cans also known as flat tops, which was part of the original question? If we can't cross reference flats and tabs, then perhaps using the above shown cans we can knock out all the cans that are zips and also flats. Plenty of Buds, Schlitz, Carling, Hamm's, Ruppert, ...
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Green Ale Cans
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1237
Re: Green Ale Cans
Not to get away from the "green" topic but... "And at least at the craft level, when you drink a bottle of beer the bottle itself is the most expensive part of the experience, more than the malt, the labor, advertising, etc. markups, taxes etc. So drink draft! Plus the oxidation is lo...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tahoe Cone Top: variation unknown?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 900
Re: Tahoe Cone Top: variation unknown?
Thanks to all for the info.
Couldn't help it but here is another picture as I just love rare rust...
Couldn't help it but here is another picture as I just love rare rust...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Green Ale Cans
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1237
Re: Green Ale Cans
It probably started in the USA northeast states and cities with large Irish, Scots populations.
Irish, Scots, British preferred ales over lager.
The easy assumption was that green was ale and whatever other color (mostly blue or red) was lager (German) beer.
Irish, Scots, British preferred ales over lager.
The easy assumption was that green was ale and whatever other color (mostly blue or red) was lager (German) beer.
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tahoe Cone Top: variation unknown?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 900
Re: Tahoe Cone Top: variation unknown?
Should I assume that this is a canning company variation and because of that, it does not count as an another variation? I know that cones with different alcohol statements get different page/supplement numbers. Maybe this is like the flat tops that have different Lilek numbers but only one USBC num...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tahoe Cone Top: variation unknown?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 900
Tahoe Cone Top: variation unknown?
I was pulling some cone tops out of my collection today when I came across this anomaly: I have a Tahoe, and looking at the USBC book and BCCA supplement for Tahoe, shown are 2 examples with the difference being a color variation. Check out both the 186-20 and 186-21 pictures in the on-line suppleme...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Zip Codes and Cans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1029
Re: Zip Codes and Cans
The ZIP in ZIP Code stands for Zone Improvement Plan, and it was introduced July 1, 1963, as part of a larger Postal Service Nationwide Improved Mail Service (NIMS) plan to improve the speed of mail delivery. It was never mandatory on beer/soda cans but was an option if the brewer/packer chose to us...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Monarch LA - Relative Rarity
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4128
Re: Monarch LA - Relative Rarity
Bill Gage, Tom Grace and Jack Grace don't look very happy.
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: We weren't the only ones
- Replies: 3
- Views: 683
Re: We weren't the only ones
Stayed at one of those Holidomes somewhere in New York, New Jersey or New England for a weekend comic book convention back in the late 70s. There was a local store display in that part of the hotel that had an attractive female mannequin as part of their display. Being mischievous at the time, I tri...