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Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:07 pm
by Canadacan
Grand Opening indeed!....last night while searching the archives for other soda can related ads I discovered this glorious ad! :smt007
The cans came in straight side and crimped from Continental Can Co. plant #483, at this time I do not know if plant #59 made the tape top.
This opening style was short lived and only lasted till late 1977 or maybe early 1978.

Coke tape top-The Chilliwack Progress 12 May 1976 Wed.-......source newspapers dot com.
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Here are several cans I have, the two Coke variations are only marked CC, the rest that are shown have the #483 code.
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This is the backs of the two SunPac's marked with the #483 plant code.
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Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:15 pm
by kamsquared
Very cool!! Those things would poke you in the nose when you tipped the can to drink out of it!!

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:36 pm
by treasurehunter1
I have one of the 10 oz coke cans that was in a box of beer cans i bought what are they worth.

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:41 pm
by Canadacan
kamsquared wrote:Very cool!! Those things would poke you in the nose when you tipped the can to drink out of it!!
They were strange to drink from!....I distinctly remember as a kid the soda would more so kind of bubble out instead of flow :smt005
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Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:47 pm
by Canadacan
treasurehunter1 wrote:I have one of the 10 oz coke cans that was in a box of beer cans i bought what are they worth.
It depends on condition for one thing...a standard can is only $5-10, then if it's a promotional can they are worth a bit more, there are some that fetch as much as 300-500!...those are the ones from the Continental Can Co. board member meeting, they are pretty rare...that one is pictured in the coke can archive.

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:03 pm
by aussieguinnessman
Can are certainly different. Can I ask where was CCC Plant No. 483 ?

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:55 pm
by treasurehunter1
Here are my 2 cans do not see a plant number

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:23 pm
by Ziphippie
bottom opened PBR! Bjorn
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Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:07 pm
by Canadacan
aussieguinnessman wrote:Can are certainly different. Can I ask where was CCC Plant No. 483 ?
483 was Toronto

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:20 pm
by Canadacan
treasurehunter1 wrote:Here are my 2 cans do not see a plant number
Check that Coke with a magnifier!...could be? .... also check that 7up, the code should be to the lower left of the white UPC code.
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Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:30 pm
by kamsquared
Love the tape tops!!
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Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:05 pm
by Canadacan
Those are so cool!...yours?, were they all actually used at some point?

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:22 pm
by kamsquared
Canadacan wrote:Those are so cool!...yours?, were they all actually used at some point?
Part of my "strange tab top" collection. There were several different styles used that I've seen on cans. I believe the majority of these were never marketed and were used just for testing. I have several tops that have notes written on them with temp and pressure data.

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 4:44 pm
by Canadacan
kamsquared wrote:
Canadacan wrote:Those are so cool!...yours?, were they all actually used at some point?
Part of my "strange tab top" collection. There were several different styles used that I've seen on cans. I believe the majority of these were never marketed and were used just for testing. I have several tops that have notes written on them with temp and pressure data.
Excellent collection!...I think I've seen those posted around here a while back ;)....hey one more question, are those all from Continental can?...
All the one's in Canada seem to be.

Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 10:43 pm
by Ziphippie
Hey Kurt, went to a sale of a container division employee and found some rocket bottoms with test tops, also some 8oz. softcross. No 12oz'ers. Getting closer though. They all had beer in them and some still do- need any? Bjorn
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Re: Grand Opening!

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 1:35 pm
by kamsquared
hover31 wrote:Hey Kurt, went to a sale of a container division employee and found some rocket bottoms with test tops, also some 8oz. softcross. No 12oz'ers. Getting closer though. They all had beer in them and some still do- need any? Bjorn
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Thanks for keeping me in mind! I do not need any of those. All were pretty popular styles. Not sure on value as most folks don't care much about weird tops....let alone aluminum Miller cans!


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