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That's a lot of yellow Johnny Pfeiffer cans

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Thanks to Leon I added a 13th variation to my yellow Johnny Pfeiffer cans. Still need 3 more variations to complete the set. How many do you have?

Looking for these cans.
Blue Pants, White Shoes, CCC canning code.
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, brown outline on Pfeiffer's
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, American canning company with no canning code

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Top row left to right
White Pants, White Shoes, IRTP
White Pants, White Shoes, IRTP, 5 tooth seam
White Pants, White Shoes, American can 68-A
White Pants, White Shoes, American can 23 A 1
White Pants, White Shoes, lots of brown under Pfeiffer's, American can 68-A
White Pants, White Shoes, Pale Johnny, American can 23 A 7

Bottom row left to right
White Pants, White Shoes, IRTP, blushing Johnny, American can 68-A
White Pants, White Shoes, blushing Johnny, American can 68-A
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, American can 68-A
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, Florida lid, American can 68-A
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, Cans Inc
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, National Can
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, no can company
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Now - that is an great obsession!

I will check my trade stock and see if I can help you out.

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That's hardcore! :smt030 ...going for em all :smt023
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I'm no Johnny expert but this appears to be a variation you're looking for. Splotchy look is reflection on the can wrap, blue pants black shoes and looks like a brown outline.
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Kind of looks like the brown outline can to me. Do you have a black outline to compare it to?
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It looks brown to me, closer to the factory than the flute but with my old eyes it could be purple. Here it is with no can wrap and good light.
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renokenn wrote:It looks brown to me, closer to the factory than the flute but with my old eyes it could be purple. Here it is with no can wrap and good light.
I agree without the can wrap it looks brown to me. Would you like to re-home it to Florida?
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Sure, it's just a can.
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The 5 toothed seam is the first domestic Pfeiffers can put out after the OD, then went to straight seam.
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You mentioned and show a Florida lid. Are there also variations of the Florida lid? What about other state tax lids such as Ohio with alcohol content variations, or for that matter any other vanity lids?
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Chuck, I dumped a Blushing Pfeiffer that was so red he was more like a redskin Indian. Pic of him below next to Albino Johhny. Notice to far left the 1 of a kind Green Yellow Johhny Pfeiffer
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This is the Florida lid. Don't usually consider lids a difference, but since I live here I liked it. Since I picked this one up I have seen a couple others with this lid. Also a different yellow showed up on ebay, might have been IRTP.
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Cool green can Leon. Did it miss a paint layer?
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Instead of missing a layer of paint it got added a extra layer of paint. LEON.
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Can you post a picture?
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I believe there's another variation not mentioned in your list. It was profiled in the BCCA mag a while back where Johnny has blue soled feet. If I recall correctly there weren't that many known??
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Gansettman wrote:I believe there's another variation not mentioned in your list. It was profiled in the BCCA mag a while back where Johnny has blue soled feet. If I recall correctly there weren't that many known??
I believe that is the Blue Pants, White Shoes, CCC canning code variation. Not many of those known. And yes I need that one.
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Couple of reminders:

http://www.mbcinfo.com/mi/data/Generate ... dyPDF.html

Yellow Johnny Pfeiffer article:

http://www.mbcinfo.com/mi/data/Generate ... Johnny.pdf

Only had 21 documented but includes some tough variations as well as the bank heist cans Keith mentioned.
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Thanks to renokenn I am able to cross the brown trim variation off the list. Now I have 14 different examples.
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Still looking for these cans.

Blue Pants, White Shoes, CCC canning code.
Blue Pants, Black Shoes, American canning company with no canning code
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Here's all I have..... Earned them all...
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Here's a pic of the Pfeiffer/Fox Deluxe Bock. LEON. :shock:
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Nice find Leon. I've tried to rub a couple of yellow Johnny cans with no luck yet.
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Here's one I found a few years back.
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One thing that would be helpful is to identify which variation of Pfeiffers might have the possibility of having certain other cans underneath. For that the canning code is needed.

For instance, it is known that Fox Deluxe Bock have been found under the Pfeiffers white pants/white shoe cans but what is the canning code?

The same goes for the multitude of brands found beneath the Blue Pants/Black Shoes cans. They will certainly ALL be Keglined cans but a list of the canning codes will be needed. Example: 68-A :<•>: or 68-A 7 (The 7 denoting the "hangman's gallows). or 68-A III7 (denoting the number of hash marks under the gallows symbol)
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The Non IRTP pink pants
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I've never seen a pink pants Pfeiffer. Still will need the canning code of that variation.
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Longopener wrote:I've never seen a pink pants Pfeiffer. Still will need the canning code of that variation.
Pink shoes, what ever version comes in IRTP and NON IRTP, and the NON version is what I'm talking about
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I get what you mean. White pants/dark pink face, cuffs, and legs/white shoes. "Blushing Johnny" is what I think Wheaton or Randy coined for that variation.

The one on my shelf has 68-A I7 symbol but isn't a paint over.
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