As the last day was ticking down on Rands auction, Dave was out in Townsend, Ma picking up these beautiful English Lad Ales, along with a few misc cans, Wehle, Crofts, Harvard Beer quart...and so on.

Before and after cleaning pics.

Got some Wackers same weekend!!

WOW

Yes, WOW is all I've got too.

Marc

Wow! Wish I collected OIs....I would grab one of them! :-)

I don’t even know what to add to this conversation.

Holy crap!

Let's hear the story about where/how he found them!

Found in a fire station while remodeling 30+ years ago, kept the cans in his garage in a Harvard wood crate. Says he would kick the box of cans around when they were in his way. Filled with sawdust from his profession, he finally decided to get rid of them. Owner was planning on putting them in a yard sale for $5.00 per can.

fender77 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:01 amHoly crap!

That about sums it up!

OMG! Imagine the lucky collector who could have picked these up for $5 each?! WOW!

I like the Old Topper best. LEON.

Leon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:05 am I like the Old Topper best. LEON.

I don't know about that, but the Wacker Crowntainer looks great when the colors are strong.

Marc

Marc, I forgot to add this.

Dan, Just saw this thread. Thanks for posting the background story of where/how they were found. The cans are fantastic but the story is so real. Imagine the firefighters drinking these back in the day on an off day or after a hard days work. Maybe there are more cans in that fire station or others around the country.