Here's a really tough New York grocery (Key Food Stores - Brooklyn, NY) pre-zip brand. Only a handful of on-grade examples across all flavors. This is the first cream!

Cool can. I saw there was some heavy late bidding on that one.Rod S.

Great find Dave. I have the orange and the root beer both in really nice condition.

I’ve got a good pic of the orange, but could use a better pic of the root beer if you could post it? Wonder who has the ongrade cola, ginger ale and grape?
Thx!

Key pre zip root beer pictures from Marc;

Wow - that is an amazing example! Where did you find it?
DT

I am not exactly sure where I got this particular can. I think I got it about 10 or so years ago when there were several collections that were liquidating. Ted Larson bought a couple big collections and I bought a lot of cans from him( Bruce Mobley and I am not sure whos the other one was( Luis Heying??? Maybe). There was also a decently large collection that Jeff Lebo sold where I got a bunch of collection cans from him. Jeff has a closet pretty nice soda can collection that he decided to sell by auction style about 10 years ago. Jeff also got some of I believe Anne Tofflers collection that ended up now in my collection. Tim Larson also sold his collection more recently(five or so years ago) to Dan Morean and I bought a bunch from him which this can may have been a part of. There was also the museum in North Carolina but I dont think I got many of those cans.
Just thought I would share. happy collecting everyone!!!
Marc Austin