Florida National Bohemian question

[Leon]

I got a Florida National Bohemian that either has Orlando or Miami Blacked out & replaced with Baltimore. Has anybody else ever seen this Variation before? Is it tough or common? LEON.

[Chris E.]

I have never seen it before so I would vote rare.

Chris E.

[bantam10]

Wow thats pretty cool!

[nedh]

I received one if not both from either Menke or Millet. The 16s are both Miami with one blacked out. The blacked out then has two baltimores. The nonblack 12 is Detroit (meant to grab Orlando), while the blacked out is Miami.

Yours is probably Miami, a very difficult can with or without the blackout.

Only other one I have seen.

[Leon]

Can you read the Miami under your blacked out 12 oz, I can't read under mine. LEON.

[nedh]

Leon, yea 16 is easy to read, 12 is harder but can tell it is Miami. I would guess your is Miami, very tough can with or without black. I am sure you will get requests.

[Daev Larrazolo]

Why would they block it out? Was it old cans an the other brewery is not in biz.

[Leon]

I would of guessed the Miami Brewery went out of Business & remaning stock sent back to Baltimore But I think National lasted until 1975 in Miami? LEON.

[waste-man]

Leon, Is that a 16oz Black Label that is blacked out? It looks like a Black Label

[Leon]

Yes it is. LEON.

[ANGRY GARY]

I have dumped gazillions of natty bohs and I have never seen one before. I agree with Chris Eib, a rare can.

AG

[Joe Older]

Never seen one of those before. I'm guessing the 12 oz. Natty Bo is Orlando. AB bought the Orlando plant from National in '61 and shut it down. You know, the old "buy the competition and close them to increase market share." This apparently drew the ire of the Justice Department and AB was forced to sell the Regal plant in Miami (which went to National and they operated it til '75). Round about way of saying that 12 oz. can looks like it fits the '61 time line and National probably sent the leftover Orlando stock up to Baltimore to reuse. Also, the Orlando plant never canned 16's, but Miami did.

[Longhorn Mike]

I agree with Joe that Orlando makes more sense because the Orlando plant was closed when National bought the Miami plant. Miami remained opened until the Carling National merger in 1976.

I heard a different story on the brewery situation in Florida. National bought the Marlin brewery in Orlando in 1956 to enter into the Florida market. Meanwhile, Anheuser Busch purchased the American Brewery in Miami in 1958 to tap the Florida market as well. AB's purchase was a temporary measure until their new, state of the art plant was completed in Tampa in 1959. Two years after Tampa came on line, AB put the old Miami plant on the block in 1961. Although Miami was "outdated" by AB's standards, it was larger and more efficient than the Marlin plant in Orlando, so National purchased Miami and closed Orlando.

- Mike

[keithker]

Being a big fan of both Natty Bo and Florida cans I was excited when this blacked out version was made available on buy it now on eBay. I was also glad to find this thread discussing this can. I'd agree with @Joe Older and @Longhorn Mike that the blacked out wording is likely Orlando Florida but even using paint to blow it up I'm unable to tell. Having both Orlando and Miami cans it is hard to tell based on just the text size since both are the same size.

[jinsequa]

Leon, Is that a 16oz Black Label that is blacked out? It looks like a Black Label

Never seen a Black Label blacked out. What city is blacked out on that can? Ft. Worth? Phoenix?
Rare I assume?
I want one.

Eric

[Leon]

Leon, Is that a 16oz Black Label that is blacked out? It looks like a Black Label

Never seen a Black Label blacked out. What city is blacked out on that can? Ft. Worth? Phoenix?
Rare I assume?
I want one.

Eric

I don't remember & not sure if I still have it? That post was 5 years ago. LEON.

[oldindiapaleale]

Looks like "MASS. PERMIT NO. 3" would be under the black out of this 1961-1963 16-oz Black Label.

Natick, Mass. should be on the other side of the seam.

Never seen this black out before.

[MarkB]

The only one I've seen was Matt Menke's. I think he got his from Charlie Bacon.... Love to get one myself..