Schlitz 8oz paper label flat test

[zoinkss]

Every once in a while I get to speak with someone from American Can Co. who knew my dad. Recently ran into someone who knew him and worked with him. I answered an ad for a bunch of canning plant cans but it was 5 minutes too late. Someone in Kenosha got there first. Luckily, he had a few nice surprises for me when I stopped by. I ended up with a handful of great lids including an early zip lid and this paper label schlitz 8oz. All for a decent price.
When I got home and looked, the wording on the back of the label was just a bit different. The one I bought states "Blending of ten different malts and three different hops". The one I have in my collection reads "blending of many fine ingredients including ten different malts and three different hops".
Also "vigorous refreshment" vrs "robust refreshment".

Does anyone have this version of the paper label?

[Leon]

I believe I posted my 2 on here before with very little or maybe no Interest or comments. LEON.


P.S. My 2 are the much rarer Aluminum versions. seems 99% of them are steel.

[Leon]

Here's the old link. LEON.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35586&p=314493&hili ... el#p314493

[zoinkss]

Thanks Leon,
Is your newer version air sealed?
I got mine from a can worker at the plant so I was thinking its a prototype.
Wish we could get a few people here to check and see if anyone has this version on their shelves.
I wonder why the paper labels don't have any canning plant info on them?

[Ziphippie]

that particular paper label didn't get much attention here either, both labels shown- never seen an aluminum 8oz. Bjorn
http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/182688908094

[zoinkss]

Thanks Bjorn,
That one is also in perfect shape minus what looks like a single opener on the top.
Still wondering if it is a prototype. Leons is Aluminum and in perfect shape. Mine is steel and air sealed and perfect.
Still would like to see if others have one or not.
For some reason the 8ozs just don't seem to generate a lot of interest.

[Sterlingsharp]

I do have the can you mentioned in this blog. In fact, I have the same paper label in both a bank top and a super soft top.
Will post pics later.

[zoinkss]

Thanks, looking forward to the pics.
I see a lot of the regular story ones both nice and dumped and have production stamps.
The 2nd story one seems only to be in pristine shape. Still would like to find someone out there with a dumped version or stamped on bottom to show it was regular production. Being in Milwaukee, I have found a lot of Schlitz test or prototypes not in the book. I would like to categorize this one definitively.

[stringsx24now]

Here are my two examples, one paper label, one regular paint. Both dated same, but different verbiage

[zoinkss]

Is the paper one air sealed? What does the top and bottom look like?
thanks

[Boardman]

I have several - will check them tonight when I get back to my home office.

Michael

[Sterlingsharp]

Here are the pics I said I would post.

[Leon]

Anybody else have a all Aluminum Version? LEON.

[Scott Rollert]

Mike Murphy dug one back in the 80's. Dump had tons of steel cans, but only the one aluminum. Paper labels.

[zoinkss]

That is another of that same version that is grade one and a bank. Anyone have a rough one that was dumped or stamped?

[stringsx24now]

I think you were asking to see the tops and bottoms of my cans from earlier in the thread.
Here they are

[CMD]

I thought I had the exact one you picked up except when I looked , its Stout..otherwise the same ( it does have stout in the wording on the back too)

[zoinkss]

I have seen other stout versions of this with that version of story on back but not the regular Malt Liquor.
Until this one popped up.
I am still leaning towards a mistake or test for this story-line on the regular 8oz malt liquor paper labels. Even the one pictured that has a punch hole is in pristine condition.
What I didnt know was that there are aluminum versions of this out there. Leon's can is exceptional and I have never see one before and it does not sound like there are any other 8oz all aluminum versions.

Having come across a lot of Schlitz workers locally and finding lots of test cans through them, my gut is telling me they were playing around with the writing and they specifically chose story 1 for the 8oz regular and story 2 for the stout version. Somehow, either by test or by mistake, the regular 8oz can got story #2 on it. I will wait to see if any dumped versions of the Malt liquor cans pop up with story #2.

[keithker]

Not specifically related to the paper label but on the aluminum side you might want to hit up @Robert F since I know he picked up an aluminum 12oz version at a show a little while back. I've never seen one since.....it would be interesting to see what story line it matches....

[Paul Letostak]

Leon, I have the 8 oz in aluminum.

Paul

[Leon]

Not many of us have the all aluminum version. must be rare Post a pic of it. LEON.

[Atlantic Guy]

I actually have a steel one that I dumped many years ago. I think it is the more common one though.

[zoinkss]

That cinches it for me though. Not a test but a harder paper label to find.
Thank you all!

[Scott Rollert]

I went by to see Mike tonight and while there, I took these pics of his dumper all aluminum.

[Cantageous]

I bought this full a few months ago and emptied it

It's for sale


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[Boardman]

Here are mine. 3 different ML cans. The SML can also has a diff saying on the back. Both my lager cans, paper & ss and as are the same.
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back side

So it looks like 4 diff sayings between the ML, lager and SML

btw - there was a old post about the 8oz alum can in this series; I am sure Leon and I was involved

Michael

[zoinkss]

My original objective in this post was to ascertain which stories on the paper label existed and if there were any dumped versions of each so that we can rule out any of them being test variations of the story.
From the posts, it looks like the stories evolved in use and between all the ML and sML 8 oz cans there are 4 different stories.
I am still wondering which ones are on the paper label 8 oz ML cans. Are all 3 stories or all 4 stories on the paper label ML 8 oz cans. I think I still have only seen the 2 paper label 8 oz ML stories. Can someone show the 3rd?

[henry porter]

Here are mine. 3 different ML cans. The SML can also has a diff saying on the back. Both my lager cans, paper & ss and as are the same.
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So it looks like 4 diff sayings between the ML, lager and SML

btw - there was a old post about the 8oz alum can in this series; I am sure Leon and I was involved

Michael

8 oz paper label Malt Lager? Pics please!

[zoinkss]

Over the weekend I picked up two new 8oz schlitz. One 1963 still full embossed with early pull ring vanity.
The other a 1968 embossed with a ground off steel lid. Were they still using steel lids in 1968?
Pics below. Neither are paper but it seems funny that there would be 1963 aluminum versions and then 1968 versions with all steel.

[keithker]

Mike @henry porter .....if you were quick you picked it up.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Scarce-Pape ... 7675.l2557